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eastonway
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How to file an extension when 2018 taxes have not been filed or started?

 
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ChrisV
Intuit Alumni

How to file an extension when 2018 taxes have not been filed or started?

To file an extension please start the process here: https://turbotax.intuit.com/irs-tax-extensions/

eastonway
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How to file an extension when 2018 taxes have not been filed or started?

How am I suppose to add an estimate of payment to the IRS if the taxes have not been started?
ChrisV
Intuit Alumni

How to file an extension when 2018 taxes have not been filed or started?

Are you expecting a refund or expecting to owe money this year? If you're expecting a refund, then you're set and you can submit the extension with no problem. If you're expecting to owe, you're supposed to pay 90% of the expected liability when you file your extension or risk incurring an additional IRS penalty. To estimate what you owe, you can use a tax calculator such as <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/taxcaster/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/...> or prepare as much of your return as you can at <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/">https://turbotax.intuit.com/</a> then calculate 90% of what you expect to owe.

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