Herb Smith wrote:

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The OP asked a valid question. If he was not entitled to
the refund, he wouldn't want to "move on" and have to deal
with repayment/collection later.

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lowenthal.richard[at]gmail.com wrote:

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The three year period includes extensions.

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lowenthal.richard[at]gmail.com a =E9crit :

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"The fact that I got a refund seems to indicate that the
three years starts at the end of the extension, or was I
just lucky?"

Uh, yeah, the answer is "yes, both"!

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lowenthal.richard[at]gmail.com wrote:

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You got your refund, move on.

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I received a refund for my 2002 taxes, which were filed in
May 2006. The accountant said that the IRS probably would
not issue this refund, since it was more than three years
past the filing deadline of April 15th 2006, but they did
issue it.

TurboTax states: "If you are due a refund (meaning you have
overpaid your tax), you can wait up to three years from the
original April 15 deadline to file your return and claim
your refund." However other statements on this subject that
I found seem to indicate that if you file an extension then
the three years starts when the extension ends.

When does the three year limit actually start? Does it start
on April 15th, or if you filed an extension does it start at
the end of the extension? The fact that I got a refund seems
to indicate that the three years starts at the end of the
extension, or was I just lucky? The refund was for around
$5000.

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