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🔍 Form 4868 - Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. 1040-Individual Income Tax Return
To get the extra time, this guide explains what you must do and how SureFire handles key fields on Form 4868.
⚠️ Before You Begin
To get the extra time you must:
- Properly estimate your tax liability using the information available to you,
- Enter your total tax liability on line 4 of Form 4868, and
- File Form 4868 by the regular due date of your return.
📊 Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Check the box to use Form 4868
Use this when you are preparing to file Form 4868 in SureFire.
Check here if using this form.
If you are using this form, select the check box.
Step 2: Choose the correct e-filing option (direct debit vs. no direct debit)
Use this to match how you plan to submit payment (if applicable).
Check Form 4868 without direct debit or Form 4868 with direct debit on the Main Information Sheet, in the PIN section.
Step 3: Confirm name information and where changes must be made
Use this to avoid overwriting transferred name data.
Name information is transferred from the Main Information Sheet. Any changes to the name must be made on the Main Information Sheet. Do NOT override the name information on this form.
If you select Form 4868 with ACH debit on the Main Information Sheet, you must fill in information on the ACH Ext (Direct Debit of Balance Due or Gift Tax) form.
Step 4: Understand Part II: Individual Income Tax (Line 4)
Use this to ensure the correct estimate is locked in.
Part II: Individual Income Tax
Line 4
When you select the check box at the top of this form, SureFire overrides this field to lock in the amount so it won't change when you make changes to the return. SureFire calculates this amount from the form you are using in this return:
Form 1040, line 37
If you expect this estimate to be zero, enter zero. If you have not completed Forms 1040, 1040A, 1040EZ, 1040NR, or 1040NR-EZ, enter the estimated tax liability.
Step 5: Understand Part II: Individual Income Tax (Line 5)
Use this to understand how SureFire locks the amount.
Line 5
When you select the check box at the top of this form, SureFire overrides this field to lock in the amount so it won't change when you make changes to the return. SureFire calculates this amount from the form you are using in this return:
Form 1040, line 33
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