If we are going to amend a 2015 tax form that a tax preparer originally filed on March 3, 2016, do we still have until April 18, 2019 to have the amended form in? Always confusing when they say 3 years form the date the original was filed.
You will have until April 15, 2019. (Note the day) Generally, for a credit or refund, you must file Form 1040X within 3 years after the date you timely filed your original return or within 2 years after the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. For purposes of the limitation, a return filed or tax paid before the last day prescribed for its filing or payment (without regard to extensions) is considered filed or paid on that last day (Sec. 6513(a)).
You will have until April 15, 2019. (Note the day) Generally, for a credit or refund, you must file Form 1040X within 3 years after the date you timely filed your original return or within 2 years after the date you paid the tax, whichever is later. For purposes of the limitation, a return filed or tax paid before the last day prescribed for its filing or payment (without regard to extensions) is considered filed or paid on that last day (Sec. 6513(a)).