Pathe was forced to obtain a four-month extension in mid-June to allow extra time to raise cash for the deal.

Anyone can file the one-page Form 4868 for an automatic four-month extension to file, and no explanation is necessary.

The panel said it needed the money to pay for a four-month extension in its completion date to the end of October.

The judge ultimately approved a four-month extension.

Do not guess, tax professionals advise; instead, they say, you should file a Form 4868 for an automatic four-month extension.

The new rules make it easier to file for an automatic four-month extension of the deadline, as about 5 million people do every year.

The tardies will file instead for an automatic four-month extension.

This differs from the automatic four-month extension that is available to all taxpayers.

You can go online and file your return or a request for an automatic four-month extension to file.

Taxpayers who need extra time to sort out the 1987 changes can file for an automatic four-month extension on Form 4868.