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Form 4868 (2015)
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Specific Instructions
How To Complete Form 4868
• Form 1040, line 63.
• Form 1040A, line 39.
Part I—Identification
• Form 1040EZ, line 12.
Enter your name(s) and address. If you plan to file a joint return,
• Form 1040NR, line 61.
include both spouses’ names in the order in which they will appear
• Form 1040NR-EZ, line 17.
on the return.
• Form 1040-PR, line 6.
If you want correspondence regarding this extension to be sent to
you at an address other than your own, enter that address. If you
• Form 1040-SS, line 6.
want the correspondence sent to an agent acting for you, include
If you expect this amount to be zero, enter -0-.
the agent’s name (as well as your own) and the agent’s address.
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Make your estimate as accurate as you can with the
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If you changed your name after you filed your last return because
information you have. If we later find that the estimate was
of marriage, divorce, etc., be sure to report this to the Social
not reasonable, the extension will be null and void.
CAUTION
Security Administration before filing Form 4868. This prevents
Line 5—Estimate of Total Payments for 2015
delays in processing your extension request.
If you changed your mailing address after you filed your last
Enter on line 5 the total payments you expect to report on your
return, you should use Form 8822, Change of Address, to notify the
2015:
IRS of the change. Showing a new address on Form 4868 will not
• Form 1040, line 74 (excluding line 70).
update your record. You can download or order IRS forms at
• Form 1040A, line 46.
• Form 1040EZ, line 9.
If you plan to file a joint return, enter on line 2 the SSN that you
• Form 1040NR, line 71 (excluding line 66).
will show first on your return. Enter on line 3 the other SSN to be
• Form 1040NR-EZ, line 21.
shown on the joint return. If you are filing Form 1040NR as an estate
or trust, enter your employer identification number (EIN) instead of
• Form 1040-PR, line 11.
an SSN on line 2. In the left margin, next to the EIN, write “estate” or
• Form 1040-SS, line 11.
“trust.”
For Forms 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR-EZ, 1040-PR, and
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IRS individual taxpayer identification numbers (ITINs) for aliens.
1040-SS, do not include on line 5 the amount you are
If you are a nonresident or resident alien and you do not have and
paying with this Form 4868.
CAUTION
are not eligible to get an SSN, you must apply for an ITIN. Although
Line 6—Balance Due
an ITIN is not required to file Form 4868, you will need one to file
your income tax return. For details on how to apply for an ITIN, see
Subtract line 5 from line 4. If line 5 is more than line 4, enter -0-.
Form W-7 and its instructions. If you already have an ITIN, enter it
Line 7—Amount You Are Paying
wherever an SSN is requested. If you do not have an ITIN, enter
“ITIN TO BE REQUESTED” wherever an SSN is requested.
If you find you cannot pay the amount shown on line 6, you can still
get the extension. But you should pay as much as you can to limit
An ITIN is for tax use only. It does not entitle you to social
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the amount of interest you will owe. Also, you may be charged the
security benefits or change your employment or
late payment penalty on the unpaid tax from the regular due date of
CAUTION
immigration status under U.S. law.
your return. See Late Payment Penalty on page 2.
Part II—Individual Income Tax
Line 8—Out of the Country
Rounding off to whole dollars. You can round off cents to whole
If you are out of the country on the regular due date of your return,
dollars on Form 4868. If you do round to whole dollars, you must
check the box on line 8. “Out of the country” is defined on page 2.
round all amounts. To round, drop amounts under 50 cents and
Line 9—Form 1040NR or 1040NR-EZ Filers
increase amounts from 50 to 99 cents to the next dollar. For
example, $1.39 becomes $1 and $2.50 becomes $3. If you have to
If you did not receive wages subject to U.S. income tax withholding,
add two or more amounts to figure the amount to enter on a line,
and your return is due June 15, 2016, check the box on line 9.
include cents when adding the amounts and round off only the total.
Line 4—Estimate of Total Tax Liability for 2015
Enter on line 4 the total tax liability you expect to report on your
2015:
How To Make a Payment
Making Payments Electronically
Pay by Check or Money Order
You can pay online with a direct transfer from your bank
• When paying by check or money order with Form 4868, use the
account using Direct Pay, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment
appropriate address in the middle column under Where To File a
System, or by debit or credit card. You can also pay by phone
Paper Form 4868 on page 4.
using the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System or by debit or
• Make your check or money order payable to the “United States
credit card. For more information, go to
Treasury.” Do not send cash.
Confirmation number. You will receive a confirmation number
• Write your SSN, daytime phone number, and “2015 Form 4868”
when you pay online or by phone. Enter the confirmation number
on your check or money order.
below and keep for your records.
• Do not staple or attach your payment to Form 4868.
Enter confirmation number here
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Note: If you e-file Form 4868 and mail a check or money order to
Note: You do not need to file Form 4868, if you use an electronic
the IRS for payment, use a completed paper Form 4868 as a
payment method. Your extension will be automatically processed
voucher. Please note with your payment that your extension request
when you pay part or all of your estimated income tax electronically.
was originally filed electronically.
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