Even though the actual tax extension form for individuals or businesses are a lot simpler than your average tax form, taxpayers still have valid questions about how to complete it. This post continues a Tax Extension FAQ series that covers some of the more common tax extension-related questions and their answers.
Question of the day:
How long does it take to hear back from the IRS on approval for a personal tax extension?
Answer:
Before I answer, I have to ask this follow-up question: did you efile your tax extension or did you use the mail?
If you mailed in your extension request, you will never hear back from the IRS. Never. Therefore, you won’t ever know if they received it or if it has been accepted.
If, however, you submitted your tax extension through an official efile provider like FileLater, you will generally hear back in about a day on the status of your tax extension request.
If you filed a corporate tax extension, you will probably hear back within hours because the technology for efile providers to submit the business tax extension form is more modern than the personal extension technology.
If you have any questions about filing a tax extension, please let me know in the comment section below. I’ll do my best to cover it in a future blog post.
