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November 2, 2020
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amending a return

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Deadline for amending a 2016 tax return

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sjrcpa
Level 15
November 3, 2020

For a refund, it was July 15, 2020 if original was timely filed, or October 15, 2020 if filed under extension.

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itonewbie
Level 15
November 3, 2020

Agree with Susan on the general rule.  There's more to that though and it gets technical.  You may like to study this article for a detailed discussion of the rules.  Note also that refund claim related to FTC has a 10 year SOL.

https://www.cpajournal.com/2019/11/04/the-elastic-statute-of-limitations-on-claims-for-refund/

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sjrcpa
Level 15
November 3, 2020

Agree with Jensen on the additional technical aspects.

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