Unlicensed Tax Preparer-Last Yr. to File?

[Will H]

Perhaps you have come up with another reason why self-prepared returns go to a different address.

Hi Doug:

That brings us back to my original question about the reason for the two addresses. The IRS website refers to "address used only by tax professionals filing tax returns for their clients" and an address to be used by "an individual filing your own tax return."

In your opinion, does that mean the latter address should only be used for returns not prepared professionally? As I said in the thread earlier, I don't think there should be ANY "tax professionals filing tax returns for their clients" (unless they're e-filed, of course).

[dtlee]

Will, I think the addresses are used for returns prepared by a tax professional and for returns which are self-prepared.

Any paper filed returns filed by my client go to the former, Greatland agrees with me and supplies envelopes only for the "tax professional" addresses. Most software includes instructions to the client to use the "tax professional" addresses.

I think it is the book that is not TheTaxBook that used to include both addresses in their publication. Every year I would ask them why a tax professional would want to be confused as to which address to be used. Now, both TheTaxBook and NotTheTaxBook only include the address for returns prepared by tax professionals.