By Daily Press staff
Time ran out this week for 1.4 million Californians, including more than 400,000 in the Los Angeles area, who had earlier requested the automatic four-month extension to file their 2004 taxes. The deadline was Aug. 15.
“Visit your professional tax preparer, use your personal computer, or go to the Free File feature at www.irs.gov <http://www.irs.gov/> to e-file your taxes,” said Victor Omelczenko, IRS spokesman in Los Angeles. “So far this year, over 8.1 million Californians have e-filed their taxes. No matter what time of the year, e-filing is fast, safe, and easy.”
People unable to meet the Aug. 15 deadline may seek an additional two-month extension by filing Form 2688 — Application for Additional Extension of Time to File. Taxpayers need to provide an explanation for their extension request which, if approved by the IRS, will give them until Oct. 17 to file their return. The extension request applies only to the deadline for filing the tax return, not time for paying taxes owed.
Form 2688 is available at www.irs.gov <http://www.irs.gov/>. and can be elec-tronically sent to IRS either through tax professionals or through personal computers. Taxpayers also may mail it to the IRS center where their tax return must be filed.
The IRS expects to receive about 575,000 Forms 2688 from Californians, including more than 173,000 from Los Angeles area taxpayers. Law firm puts Carr in the fast lane
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on August 18, 2005. Read the original PDF.