Form 8868 is used by an exempt organization to request an automatic 6-month extension of time to file its return. Also, the trustee of a trust required to file Form 1041-A or Form 5227 must use Form 8868 to request an extension of time to file those returns. Current revision Form 8868 PDF Instructions for Form 8868 (Print version PDF) Recent developments None at this time. Other items you may find useful All revisions for Form 8868 About Publication 538, Accounting Periods and Methods Publication 966, The Secure Way to Pay Your Federal Taxes PDF Other current products Related items About Form 990, Return of Organization Exempt from Income Tax About Form 990-BL, Information and Initial Excise Tax Return for Black Lung Benefit Trusts and Certain Related Persons About Form 990-PF, Return of Private Foundation or Section 4947(a)(1) Nonexempt Charitable Trust Treated as a Private Foundation About Form 990-T, Exempt Organization Business Income Tax Return (and proxy tax under section 6033(e)) About Form 1041-A, U.S. Information Return Trust Accumulation of Charitable Amounts About Form 1128, Application to Adopt, Change or Retain a Tax Year About Form 4720, Return of Certain Excise Taxes Under Chapters 41 and 42 of the Internal Revenue Code About Form 5227, Split-Interest Trust Information Return About Form 6069, Return of Excise Tax on Excess Contributions to Black Lung Benefit Trust Under Section 4953 and Computation of Section 192 Deduction About Form 7004, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns About Form 8822, Change of Address About Form 8870, Information Return for Transfers Associated With Certain Personal Benefit Contracts
