Automatic Extension of Time To File Certain Information Returns and Exempt Organization Returns

This document contains temporary regulations providing an automatic extension of time to file certain information returns and exempt organization returns. The temporary regulations remove the requirement for a signature and an explanation to obtain an automatic extension of time to file these returns. The temporary regulations affect taxpayers who are required to file certain information returns and/or exempt organization returns and need an extension of time to file. The text of the temporary regulations also serves as a portion of the text of the proposed regulations set forth in the notice of proposed rulemaking on this subject in the Proposed Rules section in this issue of the Federal Register.