old returns

[iydehan]

How long does the IRS keep records of old returns?
Does the IRS audit a return filed 15 years ago?

 

[LdiJ]

How long does the IRS keep records of old returns?
Does the IRS audit a return filed 15 years ago?

It would be very unusual for the IRS to audit a return that old. Unless the IRS has valid reason to suspect fraud, the IRS cannot go back that far.

 

[Dandy Don]

They might have the return stored in their computer disk files, but it's probably too much trouble for them to try to retrieve it.

 

[TinkerBelleLuvr]

Why do you ask?

 

[iydehan]

I have information in the old returns the IRS may want to see.