2 Month Extension of Time to File for US Citizens & Resident Aliens abroad

Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) has allowed U.S. Citizens and Resident Aliens Abroad an 


automatic 2 month extension of time to file their tax return and pay any federal income tax that is 


due.


You will be allowed the extension if you are a U.S. citizen or resident alien and on the regular due 


date of your return:


(i) You are living outside of 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


(ii) You are in military or naval service on duty outside the United States and Puerto Rico


If you use a calendar year, the regular due date of your return is April 15, and the automatic 


extended due date would be June 15.


In case of Married Taxpayers who are filing joint returns, either you or your spouse can qualify for 


the automatic extension. If you and your spouse file separate returns, this automatic extension 


applies only to the spouse who qualifies.


How To Get The Extension:
To use this automatic 2-month extension, you must attach a statement to your return explaining 


which of the two situations listed earlier qualified you for the extension.

IRS extends tax filing deadline to April 17

The IRS is giving taxpayers two extra days to get their taxes turned in this year.

While Tax Day typically falls on April 15, the IRS announced Wednesday that it is pushing back this year's filing deadline to Tuesday, April 17.

The extension was granted because April 15 falls on a Sunday this year, and Monday is Emancipation Day, a holiday in Washington D.C. that celebrates the freeing of slaves in the district. Last year, Tax Day was extended until April 18, also thanks to Emancipation Day.

The IRS will also begin accepting returns submitted online through the agency's e-filing system -- which the IRS says is the fastest, most accurate filing option for taxpayers -- on January 17.

If you are requesting an extension, you have until Oct. 15 to file your 2011 tax return, the agency said.

The IRS said it expects to receive more than 144 million individual tax returns this year, with the majority projected to be submitted by the new April 17 deadline.