If you opt to user IRS Form 4868, you’ll also get an automatic six-month extension. This form, too, will require you to estimate your tax liability, but you won't have to make a payment immediately.

The first step is to make sure that IRS form 4868 Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return is filed either by mail or electronic filing.

Using your online tax software, or the Free File program offered by the IRS, obtain and fill out IRS Form 4868, Application for Automatic Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return.

Form 4868 is available to any U.S. taxpayer needing extra time to file their federal tax return. By completing and sending it to the IRS, they will receive a six-month tax return due date ...

The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return," is seen here. The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual ...

FILE-A U.S. Department of the Treasury Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 Individual Income Tax form is next to a W-2 form. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg via Getty Images) ...

For state income tax returns, Michigan taxpayers would need to file Form 4, which is an application for extension, or submit a copy of the U.S. Form 4868 to the state, according to Ron Leix, a ...