| Members of the U.S. military have more flexible rules | | | | - Any time spent continually hospitalized due to injuries |
| regarding tax payment, in recognition of their service. If | | | | sustained in a combat zone (up to five years) |
| you're a member of any American military branch, | | | | - 180 days on top of the two time periods calculated |
| here's what you need to know about tax extensions: | | | | above |
| Extensions for Soldiers Deployed Overseas | | | | This extension includes the tax preparation time you |
| If you are serving overseas during tax season, you are | | | | would have had if you weren't serving overseas. For |
| automatically granted a two-month extension, with no | | | | example, if you deployed March 1, you would earn a |
| paperwork required and no payments or penalties | | | | 226-day extension - 180 days for the automatic |
| assessed. If you need more than two months, you can | | | | extension, plus the 46 days between March 1 and April |
| e-file IRS Form 4868 online and get an income tax | | | | 15. |
| extension until October 15. | | | | During this extension period, no penalties or interest will |
| This extension is designed for personnel serving in | | | | be assessed on your taxes. This extension applies to |
| non-combat areas. If you are deployed in a | | | | any and all taxes due, whether from income, |
| combatzone, or move to one from a non-combat area | | | | investments, capital gains or anything else. |
| while overseas, see below. | | | | Remember, this tax extension applies only to your time |
| Extensions for Soldiers Deployed in Combat Zones | | | | served directly in a combat zone. If you are initially |
| If you are serving or have recently served in a combat | | | | deployed to a non-combat area, and are then moved |
| zone, you have additional options for tax extensions. | | | | to a combat zone, your tax extension will only be |
| You are allowed an extension that equals: | | | | calculated from the date you arrive in the combat |
| - The amount of time served in a combat zone before | | | | zone. |
| taxes are due | | | | |