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Fill out Form 4868 online, without uploading it

Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Asks for more time to file your individual income tax return.

Open Form 4868 in PDFPane Free · opens in your browser · nothing is uploaded

About Form 4868

• Who fills it in: Individuals who cannot file on time.
• Where it goes: The IRS, by the filing deadline.
• It extends the time to file, not the time to pay: tax owed is still due by the original deadline.
• If you send it on paper, how it must be signed is set by the instructions — some forms need a signature in ink, so print the filled form and sign it by hand.

How to fill it in with PDFPane

1. Click Open Form 4868 in PDFPane. The official blank opens with every fillable box highlighted.
2. Click the first box and press Tab to go through them in order. Tick boxes with a click.
3. Need a signature? Pick Sign, then draw it, type it or use a photo, and place it on the line. Date adds today's date.
4. Click Download. You get a new PDF with everything filled in. Free: 3 downloads a month with a Google sign-in.

This is the official PDF published by the IRS, see its page for the current edition and instructions. PDFPane is not affiliated with the IRS and does not give tax or legal advice.