INSTRUCTIONS: APPLICATION FOR AUTOMATIC EXTENSION OF TIME TO FILE A DELAWARE INDIVIDUAL INCOME TAX RETURN (Form 1027)

Delaware residents may request a five and a half month extension to file their tax returns as long as they file a form 1027 request and include payment with this form. This form is available on the website of the Delaware Division of Revenue and should be completed in handwritten printed form or in typed form. You may also complete this application online.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 1: Enter your name, address and Social Security number. Those who will be filing jointly should also enter the name and Social Security number of their spouse.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 2: If you are filing based on a fiscal year rather than a calendar year, enter the start and end dates.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 3: In line one, enter your total expected tax liability.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 4: In line two, enter the total amount of wages withheld for state tax purposes.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 5: In line three, enter payments already made, including credits from the previous year. Enter any other payments and credits in line four.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 6: Total lines two through four, enter the result in line five, and subtract that total from line one. This will give you your balance due, which should be entered in line six.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 7: If you are completing the form on your own behalf, sign your name, give the date and your daytime phone number. If submitting jointly, both spouses must sign.

Application For Automatic Extension Of Time To File A Delaware Individual Income Tax Return 1027 Step 8: If the form is prepared by someone else, they must indicate who they are in the section labeled "If prepared by someone other than taxpayer."