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How to create and electronically file Form 4868
How to create and electronically file Form 4868
SUMMARY
This article demonstrates how to create and electronically file Form 4868.
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To create and electronically file Form 4868 in Simple Tax 1040, follow these steps:
- On the toolbar, click Add New.
- Type the primary taxpayer’s Social Security number in the Social Security Number box, retype the Social Security Number in the Confirm Entry box and then click OK.
- Complete as much information in the federal tax return as possible. You must complete the taxpayer name, address, date of birth, etc. Do NOT add Form 8879 to the return.
- Click Add Form on the tax return toolbar.
- In the All Forms & Worksheets list, locate Form 4868 and then double-click it.
- Simple Tax 1040 adds Form 4868 to the return.
- Enter the estimated tax liability on line 4, enter the total 2018 payments on line 5, the amount you are paying on line 7.
- To select an ERO, click on the EFIN box below line 7 and click on the Choices button at the bottom of the screen. Click the ERO and then click OK.
- Click Queue on the tax return toolbar
- On the transmission error, Simple Tax 1040 will give you an error that No Federal 8879 is attached. Because you are not transmitting a federal tax return you can ignore the error. Click Next on the bottom right of the transmission window.
- Verify on the transmission window that Transmit Federal Extension is selected and that Transmit Federal is NOT selected.
- Transmit to the Central Site.
