They asserted that they mailed their
amended return by US.
'Thus, in an amendment of return where an additional tax is due per
amended return, 20 percent interest and 25 percent penalty will be imposed based on the additional tax to be paid per
amended return,' the BIR said.
Such a taxpayer can still mitigate the accuracy-related penalties for an understatement of tax by filing a qualified
amended return. Generally, a qualified
amended return is filed after the due date for the original return has passed but before the IRS has taken certain actions that either put the taxpayer on notice of a possible understatement or otherwise indicate that the IRS is already on the path to finding the understatement on its own.
The Chief Counsel extended this interpretation by questioning in another scenario whether the penalty would apply if the preparer provided an
amended return that contained an understatement but (1) the taxpayer didn't file the return and (2) the IRS was unable to gather evidence to the effect that the preparer signed the return.
6501(c) (7) states that the extension is intended solely to allow the IRS to process the
amended return and to assess and collect the additional tax due as reported by the taxpayer.
Taxpayers who have already filed and are not contacted by the FTB do not need to file an
amended return.
Does Frederick enable the government to summons or subpoena the accountant who prepared an actual or proposed
amended return that a lawyer had engaged the accountant to prepare to enable the lawyer to advise the taxpayer whether to file an
amended return or do nothing?
To ensure that you get the credit you deserve, determine whether you paid the special tax during your 2004 tax year and make sure you file an
amended return if necessary to claim the credit.
Although an
amended return must usually be filed within three years of the original return's due date, the law gives qualifying taxpayers who sold a home before 2001 until Nov.
The Explanation to SSTS 6 expands upon the question of withdrawal from the engagement and explains that a CPA may opt to do so because a "taxpayer's decision not to file an
amended return or otherwise correct an error may predict future behavior that might require termination of the relationship" (para.
6501(c)(7), gives the IRS an additional 60 days to assess tax if the taxpayer files an
amended return reporting additional tax within 60 days of the end of the limitation period.
2011-14, a taxpayer may do so by filing an
amended return, along with the original Form 3115 for the method change and a statement that the Form 3115 is being filed pursuant to Regs.
What should tax practitioners do when filing an
amended return that will reduce or eliminate their client's outstanding tax liability that is in collections with the FTB?
The credit applies retroactively to January 1, 2004, so if you paid the special tax last year but didn't claim the credit on your 2004 return, you can still claim it on an
amended return. The credit is refundable, which means that even if it exceeds your tax for the year, you can elect to treat the unused portion of the credit as an overpayment of tax and claim a refund.