![]() There had to be situations where a tax return is filed and, before the deadline for filing an original return, additional information is discovered that changes the original return. That made me think: that this could not be the first time this has happened. He explained that he wanted to file the amended return quickly because the deadline for filing an original return would pass soon and he thought filing an amended return before the filing deadline would help with penalties. The return preparer was calling me to ask what explanation should be included with an amended return. ![]() In fact, the return that was filed was completely blank. Upon further investigation, the preparer found that his office had inadvertently filed an incomplete return for the taxpayer, ten days before. The first thought is: this is a case of stolen identity and a fraudulent return, right? In most cases, yes but in this case, wrong. A tax return preparer called me after a tax return he tried to electronically file was rejected by the IRS because a return had already been filed for the taxpayer for same tax period. I recently had one of those “aha” moments and thought it was blog-post worthy.
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