{"id":915,"date":"2015-10-15T08:42:46","date_gmt":"2015-10-15T19:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"\/what-know-about-second-and-additional-tax-extensions"},"modified":"2025-03-18T16:20:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-18T23:20:01","slug":"additional-tax-return-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/additional-tax-return-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Can You Get an Additional Tax Return Extension?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"width: 640px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-915-1\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Understanding_Tax_Return_Extensions.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Understanding_Tax_Return_Extensions.mp4\">https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Understanding_Tax_Return_Extensions.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It goes something like this: Tax season was fast approaching and you <i>just knew<\/i> you weren\u2019t going to make the deadline to file your return on April 15, so you requested a tax extension.<\/p>\n<p>Now October 15 is fast approaching and, guess what, you <i>just know <\/i>you\u2019re not going to make that deadline either. What options do you have? Can you request a second tax return extension? Will the IRS grant you another grace period?<\/p>\n<p>The short answer is no, you don\u2019t really get another extension, but that doesn\u2019t mean everything is lost. There\u2019s still a chance for you to do effective damage control with the IRS, and you definitely need to do that if you missed two deadlines!<\/p>\n<p>This guide will give you some historical context for tax extensions so you know why things are the way they are, and what you can do if you need even more time to file your tax return.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11643 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"tax-return-extension\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-olly-3791136-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Can the IRS Grant You an Additional Tax Return Extension?<\/h2>\n<p>Let\u2019s start at the bottom: No, the IRS does not grant additional extensions to individual taxpayers beyond the one-time six-month extension, moving the deadline to file your tax return from April 15 to October 15. There are special circumstances that might earn you one (which we\u2019ll discuss further down in this article), but the general answer is still no.<\/p>\n<p>Still, a six-month tax extension is still a powerful tool&#8211;if you know how to take advantage of it. Six months sounds like a lot, and it is, but it can also slip away quickly if you don\u2019t know how to properly use it.<\/p>\n<p>First of all, you have to remember that if you\u2019re getting an extension to file, you\u2019re not getting an extension <i>to pay. <\/i>Payment is still due April 15, and interest starts accruing on any unpaid taxes right from the get go.<\/p>\n<p>A failure to file a penalty is not something that\u2019s going to disappear if you ignore it for long enough. The IRS doesn\u2019t operate like that. Instead, what you should do if you miss both deadlines is to file as soon as possible.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important that you file even if you know you don\u2019t have enough money to pay because dealing with both a failure to file penalty and a failure to pay penalty is not going to be pretty. So, file away, and check in with the IRS to let them know you need to set up a payment plan.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screenshot-2025-03-04-174312-e1741139070572.png\" alt=\"tax-return-extension\" width=\"579\" height=\"370\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screenshot-2025-03-04-174312-e1741139070572.png 939w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screenshot-2025-03-04-174312-e1741139070572-300x192.png 300w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screenshot-2025-03-04-174312-e1741139070572-768x492.png 768w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Screenshot-2025-03-04-174312-e1741139070572-18x12.png 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 579px) 100vw, 579px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>Tax Extensions For Individual Taxpayers<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Hasta el a\u00f1o fiscal 2005, el contribuyente pod\u00eda presentar el formulario 4868 del IRS (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga autom\u00e1tica del plazo para presentar la declaraci\u00f3n del impuesto sobre la renta de las personas f\u00edsicas en EE.UU.) y obtener una pr\u00f3rroga autom\u00e1tica de cuatro meses. Se pod\u00eda obtener una pr\u00f3rroga fiscal adicional de dos meses cumplimentando el formulario Tax Form 2688.<\/p>\n<p>Sin embargo, a partir del ejercicio fiscal 2005, el Servicio de Impuestos Internos (IRS) modific\u00f3<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/f4868.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Formulario 4868<\/a> para permitir una pr\u00f3rroga autom\u00e1tica de seis meses del plazo original de presentaci\u00f3n del 15 de abril.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/como-obtener-una-prorroga-fiscal\/\">RELACIONADOS: Explicaci\u00f3n de las pr\u00f3rrogas del IRPF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Con una pr\u00f3rroga fiscal,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/temas\/federal-tax-returns\/\"> declaraci\u00f3n de la renta<\/a> deben presentarse antes del 15 de octubre del mismo a\u00f1o. Este a\u00f1o, obtener una pr\u00f3rroga significa que su fecha l\u00edmite de presentaci\u00f3n cambiar\u00e1 del 15 de abril de 2015 al 15 de octubre de 2015.<\/p>\n<p>Una vez que<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/articles\/como-obtener-una-prorroga-fiscal-personal\/\"> solicitar una pr\u00f3rroga fiscal<\/a>, remember that you must file your tax return by the new extended deadline. If you miss the October 15 due date, you will be subject to<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/articles\/multas-e-intereses-de-demora-del-fisco\/\"> Tasas, sanciones e intereses de demora de Hacienda<\/a>. Tambi\u00e9n es importante tener en cuenta que no podr\u00e1 solicitar m\u00e1s pr\u00f3rrogas.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-11640 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"tax-return-extension\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-ketut-subiyanto-4965005-640x426.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Exceptions And Special Circumstances For Additional Tax Extensions<\/h2>\n<p>El IRS no concede segundas pr\u00f3rrogas o pr\u00f3rrogas adicionales, salvo en los siguientes casos especiales:<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas de EE.UU.<\/i><\/b> - Los miembros de las Fuerzas Armadas que sirvan en una zona de combate o en una operaci\u00f3n de contingencia pueden optar a pr\u00f3rrogas fiscales adicionales de hasta seis meses. La pr\u00f3rroga fiscal comienza una vez finalizado el despliegue.  Consulte<a href=\"http:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/p3.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Publicaci\u00f3n 3 del IRS (Gu\u00eda fiscal de las Fuerzas Armadas)<\/a> para obtener informaci\u00f3n sobre la solicitud de pr\u00f3rrogas y la presentaci\u00f3n de declaraciones.<\/p>\n<p><b><i>Contribuyentes residentes fuera de EE.UU.<\/i><\/b> \u2014 Taxpayers who are U.S. Citizens or residents living outside the United States (and Puerto Rico) may qualify for a second tax extension if they meet certain requirements.<\/p>\n<p>The taxpayer falling into this classification must send a letter by the first tax extension deadline (Oct. 15) to request an additional two-month tax extension for filing their federal income tax return. For more information, see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.gov\/pub\/irs-pdf\/p54.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Publicaci\u00f3n 54 del IRS (Gu\u00eda fiscal para ciudadanos estadounidenses y extranjeros residentes en el extranjero)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/articles\/consejos-fiscales-presentacion-tardia-de-la-declaracion\/\">RELACIONADOS: Consejos para presentar la declaraci\u00f3n de la renta fuera de plazo<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Formularios de pr\u00f3rroga fiscal<\/h3>\n<p>Se pueden solicitar otros tipos de pr\u00f3rrogas fiscales utilizando los siguientes formularios fiscales, todos ellos disponibles en el sitio web del IRS:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 7004<\/b> (Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns) se utiliza para solicitar una pr\u00f3rroga de cinco o seis meses para una declaraci\u00f3n del impuesto sobre actividades econ\u00f3micas.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario de impuestos 1138<\/b> (Pr\u00f3rroga del plazo para el pago de impuestos por una sociedad que espera una compensaci\u00f3n de p\u00e9rdidas de explotaci\u00f3n netas)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario de impuestos 2350<\/b> (Application for Extension of Time to File U. S. Income Tax Return) est\u00e1 dise\u00f1ada para ciudadanos estadounidenses y extranjeros residentes en el extranjero que esperan poder acogerse a un tratamiento fiscal especial.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 4768<\/b> (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga para presentar la declaraci\u00f3n y\/o pagar los impuestos sobre el patrimonio (y sobre transmisiones patrimoniales) de EE.UU.)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 5558<\/b> (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga para presentar determinadas declaraciones de planes de empleo)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 8809<\/b> (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga para presentar declaraciones informativas - Para los formularios W-2, W-2G, 1042-S, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498 y 8027)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 8868<\/b> (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga para presentar una declaraci\u00f3n de organizaci\u00f3n exenta)<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Formulario 8892<\/b> (Solicitud de pr\u00f3rroga para presentar el modelo 709 y\/o pagar el impuesto sobre transmisiones patrimoniales y donaciones)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Para m\u00e1s informaci\u00f3n sobre<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/temas\/extensiones-fiscales\/\"> extensiones fiscales<\/a> y los distintos formularios fiscales necesarios, consulte a su preparador fiscal o contable, o bien<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/es\/articles\/pongase-en-contacto-con-el-fisco\/\"> p\u00f3ngase en contacto con Hacienda<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Common Tax Extension Mistakes To Avoid<\/h3>\n<p>Once you work with taxes long enough, it\u2019s easy to identify the most common mistakes people make when it comes to tax extensions. Here are those mistakes and what you can do to avoid making them.<\/p>\n<h4>Missing The Extension Request Deadline<\/h4>\n<p>It should come as no surprise that people who have trouble filing their taxes on time once will have trouble filing them twice.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Missing the April 15 deadline: <\/b>Missing the first filing and paying deadline means you get two penalties, one for each. On the other hand, you could also get hit with only one penalty, depending on your situation; maybe you do file your taxes but you don\u2019t pay, or vice versa.<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\"><b>Missing the October 15 deadline: <\/b>When you miss the October 15 deadline, that\u2019s when things really get serious. This is where you get hit with failure to file penalties retroactive to your filing date (October 15 in this case), and also failure to pay penalties retroactive to your original due date (that\u2019s all the way back to April 15). Like we mentioned before, it\u2019s better for you to file as soon as you can at this point so you avoid interest on some of those penalties.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-1024x546.jpg\" alt=\"tax-return-extension\" width=\"659\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-1024x546.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-300x160.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-768x409.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-1536x819.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.irs.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pexels-airamdphoto-29546581-scaled-e1741138206113.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Second And Additional Tax Extensions: FAQ<\/h2>\n<p><b>1. What is a tax extension?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A tax extension allows you to file your federal tax return later than the usual April 15 deadline. Usually, six months are afforded to taxpayers who request an extension, moving the deadline all the way to October 15.<\/p>\n<p><b>2. Is it possible to get a second extension?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Basically, no. It\u2019s impossible to get a second extension for individual tax returns beyond the initial six-month extension unless you\u2019re a member of the military (and engaging in active combat zones) or a taxpayer living outside the U.S. (and there are still limitations about that situation).<\/p>\n<p><b>3. What happens if I miss the extended deadline?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Missing the October 15 deadline means facing penalties for late filing and accruing interest on unpaid taxes starting from the original April 15 deadline.<\/p>\n<p><b>4. How can I request an extension on my taxes?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>You can request a tax extension using Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return, before April 15. This can be done both on paper and electronically.<\/p>\n<p><b>5. Can I request an extension to pay my taxes?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>No. A tax extension only moves the deadline on which you can file your tax return, but you still have to pay your taxes by the April 15 deadline. Currently, there is no way to extend the deadline to pay your taxes.<\/p>\n<p><b>6. What if I cannot pay my taxes by the deadline?\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you cannot pay your taxes on time, we highly recommend filing your return (or applying for a tax extension) to avoid penalties and setting up a payment plan with the IRS. These payment plans carry interest and some fees, but it\u2019s preferable to accruing interest and penalties on unpaid taxes.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It goes something like this: Tax season was fast approaching and you just knew you weren\u2019t going to make the deadline to file your return on April 15, so you requested a tax extension. Now October 15 is fast approaching and, guess what, you just know you\u2019re not going to make that deadline either. 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