From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!duke!unc!mcnc!jwb Newsgroups: net.taxes Title: Re: IRA deduction vs. deposit date query Article-I.D.: mcnc.1486 Posted: Sat Jan 22 21:36:33 1983 Received: Mon Jan 24 00:59:40 1983 References: wb2.117 You can get an automatic extension of the April 15 deadline by filling out a form and paying an any estimate of the tax due. I thought it was a 2 month extension, however. Since the due date changes in this circumstance, the IRA date changes. There is even a scheme of requesting the extension, filing the return now, and then using the refund to open the IRA. Jack Buchanan duke!mcnc!jwb