For a calendar year return, the automatic 2-month extension is to June 15.

However, the filing date for overseas citizens has a two month automatic extension to the 15th of June.

Federal law grants an automatic 60-day extension for filing tax returns.

There are no other circumstances where an automatic extension to any period applies.

This automatic extension can last no longer than 28 days.

One top recommendation, the automatic extension of Medicaid coverage to age 21, has just been put into effect.

After April 15 it is too late to request an automatic extension.

All will also receive an automatic extension of the April 15 tax filing deadline.

Applying for an automatic extension using Form 4868, available at www.irs.gov, now gives you an extra six months to file, up from four last year.

There would be no automatic extension of such a public prosecutor's powers beyond the Union's institutions.