Tax returns for tax-exempt organizations with August 31, 2011 or September 30, 2011 fiscal year-ends will be automatically extended to March 30, 2012. The extension is due to the IRS Modernized eFile system being unavailable from January 1, 2012 through February 29, 2012. The affected returns include Form 990, Form 990-EZ, Form 990-PF, and Form 1120-POL. The organizations affected by this may submit a paper return by March 30, 2012 or file Form 8868 to request a three-month automatic extension of time to file the return. The three-month extension starts from the original filing date of the return (January 17, 2012 or February 15, 2012). The amount of tax liability is still due by the original filing deadline and should be paid by making an estimated tax payment or filing a completed return no later than the original due date.