File Tax Extension 2024 On Irs Website. An extension gives you until october 16, 2023, to file your 2022 federal income tax return. It's safe, easy and free to file a federal return.

With the april deadline nearing, irs free file also provides an easy way to get a tax filing extension. To file an extension, you’ll need to fill out form 4868 and send it to the irs by tax day (that’s april 15 for 2024).