{"id":20095,"date":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-14T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/"},"modified":"2017-08-02T18:23:45","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T18:23:45","slug":"do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ"},"content":{"rendered":"

Most states don’t require you to file separate state extension forms if you don’t owe any additional taxes. When you file your state return, you only need to attach a copy of your federal extension form.<\/p>\n

If you owe state tax, you typically must file state tax extension to avoid penalties. Contact your state tax office to verify the state extension requirements and to get the extension form.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Most states don’t require you to file separate state extension forms if you don’t owe any additional taxes. When you file your state return, you only need to attach a copy of your federal extension form. If you owe state tax, you typically must file state tax extension to avoid penalties. Contact your state tax […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25,54],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20095","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irs","category-deadlines-and-extensions"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"Do I Need To File For A State Tax Extension? | H&R Block<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:author\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@HRBlock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@hrblock\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"H&R Block\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"H&R Block\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf\"},\"headline\":\"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ\",\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":93,\"articleSection\":[\"IRS\",\"Deadlines and extensions\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/\",\"name\":\"Do I Need To File For A State Tax Extension? | H&R Block\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf\"},\"description\":\"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/irs\\\/deadlines-and-extensions\\\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"H&R Block\",\"description\":\"\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf\",\"name\":\"H&R Block\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/BlockAuthor.jpg\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/BlockAuthor.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/resource-center.hrblock.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2017\\\/08\\\/BlockAuthor.jpg\",\"caption\":\"H&R Block\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/hrblock.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/hrblock\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/HRBlock\"]}]}<\/script>","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Do I Need To File For A State Tax Extension? | H&R Block","description":"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ","og_description":"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/","og_site_name":"H&R Block","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","article_author":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","article_published_time":"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00","author":"H&R Block","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@HRBlock","twitter_site":"@hrblock","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"H&R Block"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/"},"author":{"name":"H&R Block","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf"},"headline":"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ","datePublished":"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/"},"wordCount":93,"articleSection":["IRS","Deadlines and extensions"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/","name":"Do I Need To File For A State Tax Extension? | H&R Block","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website"},"datePublished":"2017-06-14T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2017-08-02T18:23:45+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf"},"description":"Do you need to apply for a state filing extension? Learn more from the tax experts at H&R Block.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/deadlines-and-extensions\/do-i-need-to-file-for-a-state-tax-extension\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"I applied for a federal request extension online. Does the extension apply to my state return, too, or do I have to requ"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/","name":"H&R Block","description":"","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/#\/schema\/person\/0451551be86ad17708cdd08a71391fcf","name":"H&R Block","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg","url":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/BlockAuthor.jpg","caption":"H&R Block"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/hrblock.com","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/hrblock","https:\/\/x.com\/HRBlock"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20095","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20095"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20095\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20095"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20095"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20095"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}