IRS News - Preparer Penalty Awareness: IRC 6695(d) Failure to Retain Copy or List

23 Mar 2018 4:08 PM | Anonymous

Did You Know? Internal Revenue Code, Section 6107(b) requires tax return preparers to:

a. Retain a completed copy of all returns prepared or a list containing the names, taxpayer identification numbers, tax years, and types of all returns prepared, and

b. Make such records available for inspection upon request by the IRS for a three-year period

For each failure to comply, you could be subject to an Internal Revenue Code Section 6695(d) penalty of $50 with a maximum penalty of $25,500 per year.

For more information on Preparer Penalties visit: www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/summary-of-preparer-penalties-under-title-26

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