Automatic six-month extension.

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Individual and business taxpayers can request an automatic six-month tax-filing extension without a reason or a signature under new IRS regulations effective Jan. 1, 2006.

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The regulations streamline extension procedures for individual taxpayers through IRS Form 4868, and for business taxpayers through a streamlined IRS Form 7004, which replaces three existing forms.

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