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1] The Internal Revenue Service (“ IRS ”) now has published guidance on how refunds attributable to the newly-permitted 5-year carryback of NOLs in section 172 of the Internal Revenue Code (the “ Code ”) and the accelerated use of AMT Carryforward Credits in section 53(e) of the Code can be obtained.
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3d 694, 2020-Ohio-6705. E), they did not search the public records of the county where the holder was said to have resided. The Court’s decision in Fonzi v. Brown , Slip Opinion No. Brown , Slip Opinion No. Chervenak , 162 Ohio St.3d
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2] FAQs began appearing on its website on April 14, 2020, when the IRS announced the temporary policy allowing filing by fax beginning on April 17, 2020 and the appropriate fax numbers for corporations ((844) 249-6236) and individuals ((844) 249-6237) to use. 3] Instructions on those forms to the contrary should be disregarded.
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