An IRS extension gives you untilOctober 16 to file, but it doesn't give you until October to pay your taxes. Thoseare still due by midnight, April 18. (Expecting a refund? You may notneed an extension. Read more here.) Below are 5 different ways tofile your IRS extension (click or tap here for info about state extensions).Make a payment to the IRS and select Form 4868 as the payment type.Search for extend inside your TurboTax program, then click or tap the "Jump to" link.Sign in at TurboTax.com, then select Easy Extension from the MyTurboTax menu (mobile devices: tap the upper-left corner to access this menu).Sign in at the Easy Extension website to e-file your extension.Download and print Form 4868, fill it out, and mail it before midnight April 18. Payment and mailing instructions are on pages 3 and 4 of your printout.

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Can i efile an extension with turbotax

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June 4, 2019
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Best answer by MatthewS1

An IRS extension gives you until October 16 to file, but it doesn't give you until October to pay your taxes. Those are still due by midnight, April 18.

(Expecting a refund? You may not need an extension. Read more here.)

Below are 5 different ways to file your IRS extension (click or tap here for info about state extensions).

Make a payment to the IRS and select Form 4868 as the payment type.
Search for extend inside your TurboTax program, then click or tap the "Jump to" link.
Sign in at TurboTax.com, then select Easy Extension from the MyTurboTax menu (mobile devices: tap the upper-left corner to access this menu).
Sign in at the Easy Extension website to e-file your extension.
Download and print Form 4868, fill it out, and mail it before midnight April 18. Payment and mailing instructions are on pages 3 and 4 of your printout.

eads8032

Can I efile and extension for a relative

MatthewS1Answer

An IRS extension gives you until October 16 to file, but it doesn't give you until October to pay your taxes. Those are still due by midnight, April 18.

(Expecting a refund? You may not need an extension. Read more here.)

Below are 5 different ways to file your IRS extension (click or tap here for info about state extensions).

Make a payment to the IRS and select Form 4868 as the payment type.
Search for extend inside your TurboTax program, then click or tap the "Jump to" link.
Sign in at TurboTax.com, then select Easy Extension from the MyTurboTax menu (mobile devices: tap the upper-left corner to access this menu).
Sign in at the Easy Extension website to e-file your extension.
Download and print Form 4868, fill it out, and mail it before midnight April 18. Payment and mailing instructions are on pages 3 and 4 of your printout.

ladfromaus

How do you efile from TurboTax? I don't see an answer to the question. I see other options to extend, but no "Yes/No" answer or how to for efiling from within TT. FWIW, I can only find an option to paper file from within TT

BinThereDunThat

https://turbotax.intuit.com/irs-tax-extensions/

graytcbs

How do I efile an extension

ToddL99

See Can IRS extensions be e-filed? for instructions on e-filing your extension.

jhermwags

Just read through answer for "Efile extension" and on the bottom of submitters instructions it says "print form and mail." So the answer to the question is NO, you cannot efile, you have to print and mail a request for extension. If you select "extend" in the search box in turbo tax program, nothing comes up. On the first page where you select your file to continue, way down on the bottom right is a "file an extension" grey tab. But nowhere in help or instructions does it explain it, you have to find it by luck.

DoninGA

Employee

@jhermwags Sounds like you did not use the TurboTax e-file extension website, since nowhere on the website pages for e-filing an extension request are you required to print and mail the extension.

Go to this TurboTax website to e-file an extension request - https://turbotax.intuit.com/irs-tax-extensions/

jimdenver

Yes Turbo Tax is excruciatingly asinine ... WTF I go to their free website to file an extension and they want me to pay when I already own the product... I wouldn't be here if the frickin software would have a way to file an extension electronically but NOOOOOOOOOO ... Quit sending us on a wild goose chase and fix your software!