Using Turbotax online service, I filed form 4868 Automatic Extension of Time To File US Individual Income Tax Return. No balance was due. I will receive a refund when I file my taxes. Both line 5 and line 4 were filled correctly. The taxes paid exceeded the estimated taxes owed. Line 6 should have been 0. Instead it showed my balance due to be equal to my refund. This form has told the IRS that I owe a tax payment which is due on April 18. Line 7 was left blank. Line 7 indicates the amount of taxes from line 6 that I intend to pay. So Turbo tax’s error has created a tax liability due April 18 & told the IRS that I will not pay it. Phone rep said form is not designed for extensions with refunds coming. So now I have to file on time to prove that I don’t owe the erroneous taxes due April 18. Or I could pay the erroneous taxes owed & wait for double the refund when I file after April 18. I know that the final tax filing determines my tax burden. The purpose of the extension form is to tell the IRS how much I think I owe & pay it before the April 18 deadline. I am concerned that if I ignore this error, the IRS computer will automatically generate warning notices that I did not pay what the form 4868 told them I owed. Form has already been transmitted. Phone rep says nothing can be done to fix TurboTax error. Any suggestions as to how to solve?
