First SC of the tax season

[taxguykarl]

BACKGROUND:
Illinois has been requiring more documentation than prior years and demanding paper copies of returns. That happened to several of my regulars--at least I got the notice in late April

I worked the franchise owner's base of operation office. The (I'll call her C) of that office told of one SC caught up in that nonsense. The SC demanded that C sign the forms for her. Just one problem: that's illegal without POA for tax matters. C said she told SC about that but SC was having none of it.

Illinois requires two witness or one notary for tax POA
https://www2.illinois.gov/rev/forms/misc/Documents/powerofattorney/il-2848.pdf

Federal POA just has to be signed (go figure)
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f2848.pdf

Well rather than drag her ass to the office to sign the docs, SC complained to the local Better Business Bureau and demanded the phone number for Corporate.

This may be a long season for C.

[earl colby pottinger]

So does she think the IRS (I am assuming you are in the USA) will give her a break when they find out she would not get the papers done the legal way? Good luck with that, one thing the IRS is famous for is that once they set their sights on you, you will pay what you own no matter what you say.

[Argus]

So does she think the IRS

That was mentioned as an issue for the Illinois state income tax, so that would be the Illinois Department of Revenue.

[Rosco the Iroc]

Any tax office will not "be chill" with you doing it wrong.

I've been working with the same nice lady for 5-6 years, doing my personal and LLC taxes. She says I need this info this way..welp I got homework to fix it.
Oh this reminds me, I need to do EOY inventory