I am advising clients to file Federal form 4868 for the automatic 6-month extension for filing that concurrently provides a 6-month extension for Arizona individual tax return filing.
Arizona requires 90% tax due to be paid by 4/15/26. If needed, estimated state tax can be paid at www.aztaxes.gov/Home/PaymentIndividual/.
If the Federal return is complete by 4/15/26, it can be filed without filing the Arizona. Most tax software allow selection of which returns to e-file.
When the Arizona tax return issues are resolved, the software should update within a couple of weeks. Save a pdf file of the original return to compare to the updated return. If there are no changes, either wait and try again later or confirm the software is updated.
Your friendly neighborhood tax guy says, “Beware the nonrefundable tax credit.”
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james abels
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