If you donu2019t file or pay your taxes by the April 15th deadline you will owe penalties and interest. However, you may qualify to file an Extension of Time to File Form.When Do You Have To File? April 15, 2024. is the due date for filing your 2024 income tax return if you use the calendar year.If you live in Maine or Massachusetts, you have until April 17, 2024. because of the Patriots' Day holiday in those states and the Emancipation Day holiday in the District of Columbia.For a quick view of due dates for filing a return with or without an extension of time to file ).If you use a fiscal year (a year ending on the last day of any month except December, or a 52-53-week year), your income tax return is due by the 15th day of the 4th month after the close of your fiscal year. When the due date for doing any act for tax purposesu2014filing a return, paying taxes, etc.u2014falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the due date is delayed until the next business day.Your paper return is filed on time if it is mailed in an envelope that is properly addressed, has enough postage, and is postmarked by the due date. If you send your return by registered mail, the date of the registration is the postmark date. The registration is evidence that the return was delivered. If you send a return by certified mail and have your receipt postmarked by a postal employee, the date on the receipt is the postmark date. The postmarked certified mail receipt is evidence that the return was delivered. Private delivery services. If you use a private delivery service designated by the IRS to send your return, the postmark date generally is the date the private delivery service records in its database or marks on the mailing label. The private delivery service can tell you how to get written proof of this date. The following are designated private delivery services. u2024 Federal Express (FedEx): FedEx First Overnight, FedEx Priority Overnight, FedEx Standard Overnight, FedEx 2 Day, FedEx International Next Flight Out, FedEx International Priority, FedEx International First, and FedEx International Economy. u2024 DHL Express 9:00, DHL Express 10:30, DHL Express 12:00, DHL Express Worldwide, DHL Express Envelope, DHL Import Express 10:30, DHL Import Express 12:00, and DHL Import Express Worldwide. u2024 United Parcel Service (UPS): UPS Next Day Air Early AM, UPS Next Day Air, UPS Next Day Air Saver, UPS 2nd Day Air, UPS 2nd Day Air A.M., UPS Worldwide Express Plus, and UPS Worldwide Express. To check for any updates to the list of designated private delivery services, go to An official website of the United States government PDS.For the IRS mailing addresses to use if youu2019re using a private delivery service, go to Submission Processing Center Street Addresses for Private Delivery Service (PDS). The private delivery service can tell you how to get written proof of the mailing date.Filing electronic returns on time. If you use IRS e-file, your return is considered filed on time if the authorized electronic return transmitter postmarks the transmission by the due date. An authorized electronic return transmitter is a participant in the IRS e-file program that transmits electronic tax return information directly to the IRS. The electronic postmark is a record of when the authorized electronic return transmitter received the transmission of your electronically filed return on its host system. The date and time in your time zone control whether your electronically filed return is timely.FILING LATE. If you don't file your return by the due date, you may have to pay a failure-to-file penalty and interest. If you were due a refund but you didn't file a return, you generally must file within 3 years from the date the return was due (including extensions) to get that refund.Nonresident alien. If you are a nonresident alien and earn wages subject to U.S. income tax withholding, your 2024 U.S. income tax return (Form 1040NR or Form 1040NR-EZ) is due by: u2024 April 15, 2024. if you use a calendar year; or u2024 The 15th day of the 4th month after the end of your fiscal year if you use a fiscal year. If you don't earn wages subject to U.S. income tax withholding, your return is due by: u2024 June 15, 2024. if you use a calendar year; or u2024 The 15th day of the 6th month after the end of your fiscal year, if you use a fiscal year.Filing for a decedent. If you must file a final income tax return for a taxpayer who died during the year (a decedent), the return is due by the 15th day of the 4th month after the end of the decedent's normal tax year.Extensions of Time To File: You may be able to get an extension of time to file your return. There are three types of situations where you may qualify for an extension. u2024 Automatic extensions. u2024 You are outside the United States. u2024 You are serving in a combat zone.Automatic Extension: If you canu2019t file your 2024 return by the due date, you may be able to get an automatic 6-month extension of time to file. Example. If your return is due on April 15, 2024. you will have until October 15, 2024. to file. If you don't pay the tax due by the regular due date (April 15 for most taxpayers), you will owe interest. You also may be charged penalties. How to get the automatic extension. You can get the automatic extension by: 1. Using IRS e-file (electronic filing), or 2. Filing a paper form. E-file options. There are two ways you can use e-file to get an extension of time to file. Complete Form 4868 to use as a worksheet.You can file your return any time before the 6-month extension period ends. When you file your return. Enter any payment you made related to the extension of time to file on Schedule 5 (Form 1040), line 71.Individuals Outside of the United States: You are allowed an automatic 2-month extension, without filing Form 4868 (until June 17, 2024. if you use the calendar year), to file your 2024 return and pay any federal income tax due if: 1. You are a U.S. citizen or resident; and 2. On the due date of your return: a. You are living outside the United States and Puerto Rico, and your main place of business or post of duty is outside the United States and Puerto Rico; or b. You are in military or naval service on duty outside the United States and Puerto Rico. However, if you pay the tax due after the regular due date (April 15 for most taxpayers), interest will be charged from that date until the date the tax is paid. If you served in a combat zone or qualified hazardous duty area, you may be eligible for a longer extension of time to file. See Individuals Serving in Combat Zone, later, for special rules that apply to you. Married taxpayers. If you file a joint return, only one spouse has to qualify for this automatic extension.
