Application For Extension Of Time To File A Return And Or: Fill & Download for Free

If you anticipate that you will not be able to file your return by its due date, you need to file Form 4868 to request an extension. You do not need an ITIN to file Form 4868, and you can include a payment with Form 4868. If you do not have your ITIN in time to file your return on time, your only option is to file Form 4868, along with a payment of your estimated tax liability. All of the other available methods for making a prepayment of tax liability require an SSN or ITIN.Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax ReturnDo not use Form 1040-V. Form 1040-V is only used when you submit a payment by check either at the same time you file an individual return or after you have filed an individual return. If you send the IRS a check along with a Form 1040-V without a return having been filed, your check will get thrown into a pile of “weird stuff that we have to figure out what to do with” and will get processed days or even weeks later, and you may be liable for penalties and interest if the delay in processing results in your account being credited after the date on which payment was required. Furthermore, you need an SSN or ITIN to file Form 1040-V.

You would file a Form 7004 for Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Business Income Tax, Information, and Other Returns and you may find the form and instructions at: http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i7004.pdf .If you have a valid 6-month Federal tax extension (IRS Form 7004), you will automatically receive a 6-month Delaware tax extension. In that case, do not submit a separate state extension request to the Delaware Division of Revenue. Just remember to attach a copy of Form 7004 to your Delaware return when it’s filed.In the State of Delaware you would file a Form 1100-EXT. A state tax extension only gives you more time to file, not more time to pay. You are still expected to pay your Delaware tax liability by the original deadline of your return (April 1). Failing to file and/or pay on time will result in penalties and interest charges.Use Form 1100-EXT (Corporation Income Tax Request for Extension) to apply for a Delaware tax extension. If you are making a payment with your extension, use Form 1100T-EXT (Corporate Request for Extension Voucher).Hope this information is helpful. Have a nice day!

Yes, you absolutely need to file. Pretty much any US citizen or permanent resident making substantial amounts of money needs to file, regardless of where in the world they earned the incomeYou mention the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion. Unfortunately for you, this does not apply to anyone who physically resides in the United States. It's actually far more likely that you qualify to avoid paying taxes in the UK as a nonresident, but I am far from an expert on British taxation.The good news is that the US and the UK have a tax treaty to avoid double taxation. The bad news is that you may be liable for penalties since you haven't been making any interim payments to either the IRS or California's Franchise Tax Board. (I don't know if it's still true, but it used to be that the FTB was far worse to deal with than the IRS.)You should find a U.S. tax expert who deals with foreign nationals. As you probably know, American taxes are due on April 15th. So, it'd be best if you can find someone very quickly to get in an extension for time to file. If you can't find someone, which is possible since this is tax experts' busiest time of the year, then you should consider filling out Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time To File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return yourself so you can at least avoid late-filing penalties.