@Robocop2020 wrote:
Hi,
I am a little bit confused. On the irs website, it says that you can file for automatic extension by making a direct payment and selection as a reason “extension”.
see below:
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-utl/oc-electronic-payment-and-automatic-extension.pdf
am I reading this wrong ?
You are correct, although this is something I never heard of before. I don't know when this started but it seems like a smart idea. Here is the IRS page instead of a press release.
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/extension-of-time-to-file-your-tax-return
If you use Turbotax to file the 4868, TT will remember your payment and automatically apply it. If you made a separate payment, you will need to manually add the payment.
