{"id":903,"date":"2013-03-21T16:43:02","date_gmt":"2015-03-09T20:18:50","guid":{"rendered":"\/filing-tax-extension-your-business-online"},"modified":"2025-02-10T12:53:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-10T20:53:42","slug":"filing-tax-extension-your-business-online","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/filing-tax-extension-your-business-online\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing a tax extension for your business online"},"content":{"rendered":"

It happens to the best of business owners. One day, you\u2019re rocking along on your taxes \u2026 and suddenly your receipts are missing or your business partners forget important tax write-offs. Now you\u2019re thinking you need to figure out how to file a business tax extension<\/a> online.<\/p>\n

So how do youhttps:\/\/www.irs.com\/how-get-tax-extension-your-business go about electronically filing (e-filing) a business tax extension request? Fortunately, there is a great and easy-to-use option for anyone who needs to apply for a business tax extension. Even if you\u2019ve never filed online before or requested a tax extension<\/a>, we are here to help.<\/p>\n

READ: Are you a procrastinator? E-file your taxes at 11:59 p.m. April 15<\/a><\/p>\n

FileLater.com<\/h3>\n

One effortless way to file for a business tax extension is to use a tax extension service. We recommend FileLater.com<\/a> which can help you request a business (and personal) tax extension, as well as answer any related questions you may have. Tax extension services like FileLater can file everything you need quickly and securely.<\/p>\n

There are two types of tax extension forms: IRS Tax Form 4868<\/a> is for personal tax extensions and IRS Tax Form 7004<\/a> is for business tax extensions. Do you know which tax extension form you need to file? Is your business a sole proprietorship, a partnership, an S-corporation, or an LLC? The type of business entity you have will determine which tax extension form you should use. Some business owners can file a single tax extension request for both their business and personal tax returns!<\/p>\n

Knowing all this, using a service like FileLater <\/a>can help you figure out exactly how to request a tax extension<\/a>. This can help prevent any problems that might arise from improper filing or missed deadlines.<\/p>\n

Free E-Filing Options<\/h3>\n

You may have heard that there are free filing options available for your tax extension request. While this is true, you should first consider the risks of using certain websites and services. Additionally, many taxpayers make mistakes each year because they attempt to tackle the process alone without proper guidance. If you are going to try to prepare your taxes<\/a> yourself, make sure that you can file everything correctly.<\/p>\n

Another thing to think remember is that you are getting an extension of time to file your tax return, and not an extension of time to pay your taxes. So while the time you have to file your return has been lengthened, you must still submit payment for any tax due by the original filing deadline.<\/p>\n

A service like FileLater can help you with the entire tax extension filing process. They provide helpful articles, tax calculators and options to submit your tax payment when you file your tax extension electronically.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It happens to the best of business owners. One day, you\u2019re rocking along on your taxes \u2026 and suddenly your receipts are missing or your business partners forget important tax write-offs. Now you\u2019re thinking you need to figure out how to file a business tax extension online. So how do youhttps:\/\/www.irs.com\/how-get-tax-extension-your-business go about electronically filing […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6906,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,16,32,39],"tags":[48],"class_list":["post-903","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-small-business-taxes","category-income-taxes","category-tax-extensions","category-tax-strategies","tag-tax-extension"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=903"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9356,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/903\/revisions\/9356"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6906"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=903"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=903"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=903"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}