"Bill" <an_ordinary_guy_158[at]hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:23290-49D60101-1564[at]storefull-3173.bay.webtv.net...
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Its what I am trying to do!
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free form stuff otherwise.
The IRS has absolutely nothing directly that I could find.

I used it and got an acknowledgement from them them that the IRS accepted my
extension request. I sure hope it is trustworthy.
It just makes me nervous when the IRS provides the link and says you are on
your own if you follow it.
NYS does it all internally; much much better.

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kevin[at]rocketmail.com (Kevin) posted:

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I assume you reached the site noted through http://www.irs.gov ...
which offers links to free filing sites. (If not, you might check the
irs site.)
In any event, irs gives a standard warning that when you link to
particular sites, you are leaving the irs site -- and you should do your
own due diligence regarding security issues.

I assume that's what you are doing :-)

I have no knowledge of security issues with this particular site;
however, perhaps someone will post if they know anything.

Did you try the option to have the irs site assist you in selecting a
site, given your needs? That option asks you to describe your general
situation while still on the IRS site. In your case, since you're
simply seeking an extension, they might offer a link to an irs site?
(Haven't gone that far, don't know, but might be worth trying.)

Bill

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I want to file a 4868; is the above a legitimate thing?
Identity theft and all that...

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