If tax season snuck up on you, an automatic extension can give you more time to file your taxes. Just remember that Uncle Sam still expects the money you owe him on April 15.

The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual Income Tax Return," is seen here. The IRS' Form 4868, "Application for Extension of Time to File U.S. Individual ...

An extension gives you until Oct. 15 to file your tax return. You're not getting any more time to pay what you'd owe. You'd want to file the extension and pay any balance you'd owe by the April 15 ...

“An extension doesn’t give someone more time to pay, just more time to file,” he added. Americans have filed more than 100 million income-tax returns since late January, ...

Don’t forget that with all taxing authorities an extension to file is not an extension to pay. Paul Pahoresky is the managing member of PRP & Associates. He can be reached at 440-974-1040×14 or ...