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Extension of time to file your tax return

Need more time to prepare your federal tax return? This page provides information on how to apply for an extension of time to file.

Extension form for individuals
Information about Form 4868, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file.
Extension form for businesses
Information about Form 7004, including recent updates, related forms and instructions on how to file.

About Form 4768, Application for Extension of Time To File a Return and/or Pay U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Taxes

Information about Form 4768, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Form 4768 is used by an executor to apply for an extension of time to file Form 706, and/or to pay U.S. Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) taxes in certain cases.
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E-file information returns with IRIS

Electronically file for free with the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS). Individual and bulk forms. File direct through the taxpayer portal or use software through IRIS Application to Application. Tax year 2022 and later: All Forms 1099. Tax year 2023 (portal only): Forms 1097-BTC, 1098, 1098-C, 1098-E, 1098-F, 1098-Q, 1098-T, 3921, 3922, 5498, 5498-ESA, 5498-SA and W-2G.
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Tax Professionals, Software Developers, Charities and Nonprofits, Governments, Businesses, Trusts and Estates

About Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return

Information about Form 706, United States Estate (and Generation-Skipping Transfer) Tax Return, including recent updates, related forms, and instructions on how to file. Form 706 is used to figure the estate tax imposed by Chapter 11, and compute the GST tax imposed by Chapter 13 on direct skips.
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Issue Snapshot - Deductibility of employer contributions to a 401(k) plan made after the end of the tax year

This Issue Snapshot discusses the timing rules of IRC sections 404(a)(6) and 415 and considers how these rules apply to employers who establish a new 401(k) plan after the end of the tax year.
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