@SrFnWiki wrote:
Thank you for your quick response back to my questions. Also, I read on the IRS website that we had 7 years to file back returns for Federal Returns and can receive refunds from the IRS up to 7 years. Can you please advise me on this or tell me where to find this information?
Thank you and have a great day!
Not sure where you saw 7 years to file a tax return for a federal tax refund on the IRS website.
The requirement is that you have 3 years from the original due date of the tax return to file for a federal tax refund.
Go to this IRS website - https://www.irs.gov/individuals/dont-lose-your-refund-by-not-filing
And this IRS website - https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/filing-past-due-tax-returns
Also see the amended tax return Form 1040X instructions page 3 - https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040x.pdf#page=3
Generally, for a credit or refund, you must file Form 1040X within 3 years (including extensions) after the date you filed your original return or within 2 years after the date you paid the tax, whichever is later.
