"We would expect a very large number of extension requests because of this," Mr. Carey said.

The court ruled against his extension request, and not on the merit of his tenure-denial claim.

Although we can consider extending the filing time in exceptional circumstances, any extension request must be received by the filing deadline.

The extension request must be received by the filing deadline otherwise it cannot be considered.

A paltry 28,000 of the approximately 9 million individual extension requests are filed electronically.

A total of 5 extension requests may be filed.

No further extension requests may be filed.

Therefore, if the employer's documentation already has been submitted by mail and postmarked on or before the established deadline, an extension request is not necessary.

If you owe money and haven't got it, file the return, or the extension request, along with Form 9465, requesting approval to make installment payments.

The extension request at Indian Point is more modest.