You automatically get a 6-month extension to file your Massachusetts income tax return as long as you've paid at least 80% of the total amount of tax due on or before the due date, and you're filing:
- Form 1
- Form 1-NR/PY
- Form 2
- Form 2G
- Form 3
- Form 3M
- Form M-990T-62
- Form NRCR
- An estate filing Form M-706
Once the extension is granted, the 6-month extension starts at the filing due date of the original return. You can file your return anytime during the extension period. An extension to file a return doesn't extend the due date for paying any tax due.
Estates seeking an extension of time to file and pay the estate tax must still request approval from DOR by filing Form M-4768. You can file Form M-4768 electronically.
If an extension payment is required to reach the 80% threshold, you can pay electronically. If you need to pay $5,000 or more to qualify for an extension, you are required pay electronically. If you are required to file Form M-4768 electronically, register on MassTaxConnect to file your extension.
Taxpayers affected by presidentially declared disasters in the United States automatically get an extension for filing returns and submitting tax payments. The due date and payment date for returns and payments is extended for a specified period of time announced by the IRS unless we publicly announce otherwise. This extension covers filing tax returns, paying tax (including estimated tax), and filing tax extension forms with us.