As I recall, you have to give a reason, but "Illness in the family" is more than enough
Is "my sister is an idiot" a good enough reason?
signed,
still hasn't gotten the needed paperwork yet.
But if the world doesn't end, I'm gonna need a note.
Cordelia ,'Potential'
Spike's Bitches 40: Buckle Up, Kids! Daddy's Puttin' the Hammer Down.
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Lee - Apr 10, 2008 8:54:05 am PDT #4015 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
brenda m - Apr 10, 2008 8:54:25 am PDT #4016 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
You have to file a form 4868 for an extension whether you owe or not.
Technically, yes, but there's no penalty for not doing so if they owe you money. (In fact, once they tracked me down in another country three years later and made me recollect all my W2s in order to give me my full, entire refund with no penalties at all.)
Toddson - Apr 10, 2008 8:54:26 am PDT #4017 of 10001
Friends don't let friends read "Atlas Shrugged"
Oh, also - the paper had a long write-up on Charleton Heston right after he died and in the discussion of "The Ten Commandments" had a mention of an "orgy" (PG-13 rated), with the comment "Would you attend an orgy hosted by Edward G. Robinson?"
brenda m - Apr 10, 2008 8:55:25 am PDT #4018 of 10001
If you're going through hell/keep on going/don't slow down/keep your fear from showing/you might be gone/'fore the devil even knows you're there
"orgy" (PG-13 rated),
Okay, I'm stumped.
Ginger - Apr 10, 2008 8:56:42 am PDT #4019 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Is "my sister is an idiot" a good enough reason?
While that's true enough in my case too, I haven't tried that. My understanding is that you have to have a demonstrable reason to get a second extension, but the first one is pretty much pro forma.
Ginger - Apr 10, 2008 8:59:48 am PDT #4020 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
Brenda's right. There's no penalty if you don't owe. I just believe that having the IRS notice you at all is generally a bad thing.
Dana - Apr 10, 2008 9:03:09 am PDT #4021 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I have to say, since my husband insists on our doing our own taxes, the IRS has noticed us a couple of times and has been astonishingly good to us. Better than we deserve.
Ginger - Apr 10, 2008 9:09:17 am PDT #4022 of 10001
"It didn't taste good. It tasted soooo horrible. It tasted like....a vodka martini." - Matilda
It is true that they're not always bad guys, and they have, in theory, tried to become the kinder, gentler IRS. My parents tell the story of being audited back when my sister spent so much time in the hospital. They were questioning the medical deduction, and Dad took in all the receipts. The agent looked it over, shook Dad's hand, said "I'm really sorry" and the audit was over.
Despite this, the IRS still makes me twitch.
Fred Pete - Apr 10, 2008 9:22:20 am PDT #4023 of 10001
Ann, that's a ferret.
the paper had a long write-up on Charleton Heston right after he died and in the discussion of "The Ten Commandments" had a mention of an "orgy" (PG-13 rated), with the comment "Would you attend an orgy hosted by Edward G. Robinson?"
I'll stick with the Heston-Stephen Boyd story about Ben Hur.
P.M. Marc - Apr 10, 2008 9:25:50 am PDT #4024 of 10001
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear
And PMM, weren't you doing all kinds of stuff to that house? Why'd you get a new one? Or was that, like, five years ago? Because actually? Entirely possible
Yep. It was.
Dude, my kid is almost 3.