In U.S. v. Stewart, No. 15-20596, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that the taxpayer was not entitled to a tax refund that was based on a corrected Schedule K-1 received from a partnership the taxpayer owned. The question on appeal was whether a partnership tax return can be corrected by filing an amended…
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Amended Tax Returns
Taxpayers may file amended tax returns to correct errors or omissions in their original tax returns. We help clients prepare and file amended tax returns. Give us a call to see how we can help, (713) 909-4906.
Proving that You Mailed a Tax Return to the IRS
How do you prove that you mailed a tax return to the IRS? This may sound like a simple question to answer. It isn’t. The have been and continue to be disputes involving this very issue. The recent In Re McGrew, No. 13-00149 (Bank. N.D. IA 2016) provides an example. Facts & Procedural History McGrew filed…
NOL Triggers Refund for Earlier Year Adjustments
The tax loss carryback can result in some interesting math. The difficulties come in when one thinks about how to take one number, a loss, from a latter year, and apply that loss back to a former year. This may sound simple enough. It is one number that is being carried back. That part is…