"Ira Smilovitz" <iras1[at]aol.com> wrote

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The key might be in ~why~ the client thought that. Was it
bad advice from an accountant or attorney? That'll work.

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Paul Thomas, CPA
paulthomascpapc[at]bellsouth.net

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Ira Smilovitz wrote:

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Generally missing a filing deadline is not sufficient for
"reasonable cause," as ordinary business care would dictate
reading the applicable publication or seeking out
assistance. You should still make the argument, as
sometimes you can get these types of arguments accepted
(depending on how persuasive you are).

Kreig Mitchell
www.irstaxtrouble.com
www.irstaxtrouble.com/blog.htm

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"Ira Smilovitz" <iras1[at]aol.com> wrote:

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Should work fine.

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Bruce Davidson Cantor, CPA, JD
Admitted in Colorado

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A client formed a new corporation earlier this year and
intended it to be an S-Corp. Unfortunately, he thought
he had 2 1/2 months from the start of operations to file
Form 2553 with the IRS, not 2 1/2 months from the creation
of the corporation. As expected, the IRS rejected the current
year application and established 1/1/07 as the effective date
for S-Corp status.

I'm looking at requesting relief under the provisions of Rev.
Proc. 2003-43. Does anyone know if the misinterpretation of
the filing deadline is sufficient reasonable cause or do I
need to be more "creative" in my explanation?

Thanks in advance.

Ira Smilovitz

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