Amend/File Missing Returns in Los Angeles, CA

Need help filing missing returns?

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If you have old tax returns that have not been filed, we have a proven process to help you get back on track with the IRS. Tax Alliance can conduct a confidential examination on your behalf to confirm what years need to be filed.

There are a million reasons why taxpayers have not filed their tax returns. Whether you are missing one year or haven't filed for ten, we can get your returns completed with every allowable write-off you have. If you are not in compliance, you MUST contact us today to ensure you get in good standing with the IRS as quickly as possible.

There are times when you need to amend your return and times when you shouldn't. Here are some typical situations that need an amendment:

• You discovered you missed out on claiming a tax deduction or credit.
• You mistakenly claimed the wrong tax filing status.
• You need to add or remove a dependent.
• You failed to claim taxable income on your tax return.
• You realize you claimed an expense, deduction or credit that you weren't eligible to claim.

Taxpayers are required by law to submit an income tax return for any kind of year in which a filing demand exists. There are a number of practical factors to file tax returns. Essential programs like government aid to college require candidates to submit copies of income tax returns to receive loans. Loan providers likewise may need duplicates of filed returns for buying a home or financing a business.

The filing of tax returns can have an incredible effect on your future. An individual's lifetime earnings as reported to the IRS and the Social Security Administration are the basis for Social Security retirement and disability benefits in addition to Medicare. Noted earnings is also the resource for state benefits such as unemployment compensation and industrial insurance policy.

You normally don't have to file an amended return if you find math or clerical errors on a recently filed tax return. The IRS will usually fix those types of mistakes on its own and, if necessary, send you a bill for the additional tax due or a refund if the mistake was in your favor.

Prior to filing an amended return, make sure the IRS has already processed the tax return you need to amend. That way, you can make sure the IRS won't get your original return and amended return mixed up. If you've already received your tax refund, then you know the IRS has already processed your return.

Just keep in mind that the IRS limits the amount of time you have to file an amended return to claim a refund to:

• Within three years from the initial filing deadline, or
• Within two years of paying the tax due for that year, if that date is later.
• If you're beyond that window, you can not claim a refund by amending your return

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For more information about Amend/File Missing Returns in Los Angeles, California, contact Tax Alliance at 800.987.3051 or visit our website: TaxAlliance.com to learn more, let's Resolve Your Tax Debt Today!