Due Mon, Nov 16: June 30 year ends, and calendar years on extension.Due Monday, November 16: returns for tax years ending June 30, and calendar-year returns extended with Form 8868. Other year ends
Form 8868: 6 more months to file your 990
E-file Form 8868 by your return's original due date to extend the time to file your Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF. It doesn't extend the time to pay tax.
Form 8868
Application for Extension of Time To File an Exempt Organization Return · Tax year 2025
Filing fee
- One six-month extension of time to file Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF. An officer doesn't need to sign it.
- Free when you pay for your Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF at the same time. We keep the return's fee for when you file it here.
No card needed to start. After you sign up, upload your Form 8868 or enter it online, choose the annual return it extends, and check the extension before you pay.
Authorized IRS e-file Provider
Fast File Exempt LLC, Sacramento, California.
When you pay, we send the extension to the IRS and email you their acknowledgement.
If the IRS rejects it, you can correct it and resubmit it at no extra charge.
Questions? Email support@fast-file-exempt.com.
- We don't file extensions for other returns, such as Form 990-T.
See the due dates for every tax year end.
Not ready to file yet?
Get one email a week before Form 8868 is due. No account needed.
How filing a Form 8868 works
These are screens from the app, filled in with a made-up example. We've left the fees out of them. You'll find the current fee above and at checkout.
Step 1
Upload the PDF, or enter it online
Choose Form 8868, then upload the PDF of the extension your organization prepared. You can enter it online instead.
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Check the extension beside the IRS form
We read your PDF into our editor and show your entries beside the IRS form. Check the organization's details, the return code, the tax year and any tax amounts.
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Pay, and we e-file it
An extension doesn't need an officer's signature, so paying is what files it. Once your payment goes through, we send the extension to the IRS and email you their acknowledgement. If you pay for the annual return at the same time, the extension is free.
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Filing fee: $7.99
What we cover
We file tax year 2025 extensions for Form 990 or 990-EZ (return code 01) and Form 990-PF (return code 04). We don't currently offer other Form 8868 return codes. Form 990-N can't be extended.
Review before you pay
Upload a completed Form 8868 PDF or enter the extension online. Check the organization's details, the tax year, the return code and any tax amounts.
Review everything before you pay. When you pay, we send the extension to the IRS, and you can't change it after that. Form 8868 skips the officer-signature step that an annual return has.
The annual return still needs to be filed
For Forms 990, 990-EZ and 990-PF, a properly completed Form 8868 filed by the original deadline generally gives an automatic six-month extension. You still file the annual return separately, and any tax is generally due by the original deadline. Check the current IRS instructions for your return.
Source: IRS Instructions for Form 8868
Questions
Does an extension give more time to pay tax?
No. Form 8868 extends the time to file the annual return. You generally still need to pay any tax due by the original deadline, directly to the IRS. Our fee doesn't pay that tax.
Which returns can I extend here?
Forms 990 and 990-EZ (return code 01) and Form 990-PF (return code 04). We don't support other Form 8868 return codes, and Form 990-N can't be extended.
Is the extension free if I pay for my return at the same time?
Yes. At checkout you can pay your Form 990, 990-EZ or 990-PF fee along with the extension, and the extension costs nothing. We keep the return's fee for when you file that return here. You still prepare, review, sign and file the return by its extended deadline.
Read next
- Form 8868 extensionsWhen Form 8868 extends an annual return, and why tax is still due on the original date.
- Form 990 filing deadlinesThe general due date for each tax-year end, and how weekends and holidays move it.
- Late filing penaltiesThe daily penalty for a late return, reasonable cause, and the three-year revocation rule.
- Filing with an AI assistantHow to enter a prepared return with an AI assistant, and the steps a person has to take.
File your Form 8868
No card needed to start. After you sign up, upload your Form 8868 or enter it online, choose the annual return it extends, and check the extension before you pay.