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How do you know if the IRS has filed a return for you?

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Can the IRS audit an old return?

The IRS can audit a return up to three years after a return has been filed.


What IRS transcript show?

An IRS transcript is a transactional report of your tax return for a particular year. You can request a transcript is you don't have a copy of your tax return so that you will know what you filed. These can also be ordered online by tax preparers if they have the ability to do so by being set up with the IRS for such transactions.


If you filed tomorrow would you get a checK after you file that day?

No that would not be the way that it would work when you file your income tax return and it is completed correctly and accepted by the IRS as you filed it. After the IRS accepts your income tax return as you filed the refund check will be issued to you by the IRS and the return period will depend on the way that you filed your income tax return and the way that you requested you refund amount to be be sent to you. So depending on the above it could take from about 110 days to six weeks for you to get your refund amount if it is by mail.


What is an unfiled tax return?

Unfiled tax return means that you have not filed a tax return with the IRS, whether it be the current year or any previous years. Any tax returns not filed for this year or the previous six years need to be filed.


What does the IRS code 152 mean?

IRS code 152 means that you had filed an accurate return. It means your refund is in the process of being fulfilled.


How long do you keep IRS records?

Tax records such as receipts, canceled checks, and other documents that prove to the IRS an item of income or a tax deduction appearing on your tax return need to be kept until the statute of limitations expires for that tax return. Usuallyit is three years from the date the tax return was due or tax return was filed with the IRS, or two years from the date the tax was paid to the IRS, whichever is later. This is the time period in which the IRS can question your tax return; typically three years after it is filed. However,there is no statute of limitations when a tax return is false or fraudulent or when no tax return is filed with the IRS. You also need to keep some tax records indefinitely, such as tax records relating to property, since you may need those tax records to prove to the IRS the amount of gain or loss if the property is sold.


How will you know if you owe taxes?

The best and most direct way is to contact the IRS directly. There are many reasons why you would not know if you owe, specially if you have not filed a return in some time. The IRS could have produced a Substitute for Return (SFR) on your behalf, thereby assessing a liability upon which interest and penalties (failure to file and failure to pay) start to accrue. If you have moved since the last time that you filed a tax return the IRS may be sending collection notices to your old address. When it comes to the IRS the more pro-active you are the better off you are. The number to contact them is 800-829-1040.


Can IRS garnish my 401k if my husband owes the IRS money?

Yes if you filed a join tax return Or you have a join bank account. IRS will garnish 401k because they see it as a income.


Need to refile income tax even if there is no change in tax liability?

Yes. If ou have filed a return that is not accurate you need to file an amended return that is as accurate as possible with the IRS. Even if this means no change in liability. If your return is inaccurate the IRS will audit your return. Keeping the IRS out of your business is a vry good thing.


Will you get a refund if you have unfiled taxes?

It depends on whether the IRS is actively seeking for your unfiled returns to be filed. If the IRS does not have a reason to believe that you were required to file a return, then you will probably get your refund without any problems. However, if the IRS shows that you are missing some past year tax returns, and they have enough income reported to you that leads them to believe that you should have filed a return, they may hold your refund until you can get it filed. The IRS is also authorized to prepare a return for you if you fail to do so yourself. This is known as a 6020(b) return, or a "Substitute for Return". The IRS may have already done one of these based upon the income that was reported to you, and typically their estimates of what you would have owed are much higher than it would have been if you had filed the return yourself. If the IRS has done this, then they may already think that you owe them money on that Substitute for Return -- if that has happened, they will keep your refund and apply it towards your debt. If the IRS has done a Substitute for Return, you can still file your own return and provide the correct numbers by going through a "SFR Reconsideration" process. The IRS can take 4-6 months to process the actual return, though, so this could again delay your refund until they sort it all out.


Can a federal income tax return transcript can be use for immigration purposes?

Absolutely , they prefer transcripts over your tax return copy , it shows that your return was filed and its IRS certified


Number of tax returns filed annually?

See article labeled IRS Tax Return Statistics for 2007-2008 at: http://thestateofamerica.wordpress.com/2008/03/27/irs-tax-return-statistics-for-2007-2008/