By Megan L. Brackney
NJ Taxing Times
Winter 2016 – 2017 Edition
NEITHER THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE (“I.R.C.”) nor Treasury Regulations requires taxpayers to file amended returns. However, the ethical rules of Circular 230, the NAEA, and the AICPA call for tax practitioners to advise their clients about errors or omissions in their tax filings. Once you have advised your client about an error, the client likely will ask you “should I correct the error, and, if so, how?” Under certain circumstances, a qualified amended return, or “QAR,” may provide a method for correcting an error without penalties.
