Charles Rettig
On April 10, 2012 the Internal Revenue Service issued a reminder (IR-2012-45) that taxpayers unable to meet file their 2011 income tax return by the April 17, 2012 deadline, can obtain an automatic six-month tax-filing extension IF REQUESTED ON OR BEFORE APRIL 17, 2012.
The filing date for 2011 tax returns and extensions is April 17 because April 15 falls on a Sunday and Monday, April 16 is Emancipation Day in the District of Columbia — a local holiday unfamiliar to many Americans but, by law, District of Columbia holidays are treated like federal holidays when it comes to tax deadlines. As such, the due date for 2011 tax returns and extensions is Tuesday, April 17.
Extensions can be obtained through a paid tax preparer, by using commercially available tax-preparation software, by filing a paper IRS Form 4868 (available at irs.gov) or online thru the “Free File” link on IRS.gov (http://www.irs.gov/efile/article/0,,id=118986,00.html ). Of the 10.5 million extension forms received by the IRS last year, about 4 million were filed electronically.
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