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Posted by Harlan Lunsford on May 22, 2008, 2:10 pm
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prucker wrote:
> Two college students were married Dec., 2007. They were both supported
> by
> their parents for 2007. They filed a joint tax return on their summer
> jobs.
> Their parents are filing their own tax returns now with extensions and
> have
> learned that their children filed the joint return. Is there any way
> to
> amend the children's tax return to MFS for 2007 in this situation even
> though we're past April 15.
>
> ========================================= MODERATOR'S COMMENT:
> Sorry, but as you seem to realize, it is too late to amend from
> MFJ to MFS.
>
I'm not too sure about that, Dick. Yes, that IS the general rule.
But somewhere it seems that this has happened before, and IRS did allow
the change, at least for the one half of the couple.
So if there were no tax liability especially, and even if there were,
provided all the tax is paid and no balance due, it's worth a shot.
But explanations should accompany all four tax returns.
ChEAr$,
Harlan
p.s. check your mail boxes, Dick.
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