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LindaS5247
April 14, 2025

To apply for an extension in your TurboTax program, you can do the following:

 

  1. Click on the search icon in the upper right of your TurboTax screen
  2. Type "extend" in your search box
  3. Click on the link "Jump to extend"
  4. Your screen will say "Applying for an Extension"
  5. Answer "Yes" to the question "program,"
  6. Select "Continue"

An extension gives you until October 15 to file your federal tax return. To avoid penalties, you can file the extension and pay any balance due by the April 15 deadline. The extension is only for filing your tax return.

 

The desktop versions of TurboTax do not support e-filing of the Form 4868. However, you can use this link to file an extension: Free federal tax extension is now available.Follow the TurboTax screens and answer all of the follow-up questions

 

Your screens will look something like this:

 

 

 

 

You can click this link federal tax extension to start an extension.

 

Click here for How to File a Tax Extension: A Step-By-Step Guide

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