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...surprised to see the five year carry back," said Neil Tipograph, an accountant at Manhattan-based Imowitz Koenig & Co. "Overall, I think this was a reasonable answer for most victims...
...date for Madoff victims will be Dec. 31, 2007, according to Tipograph, the starting point for the theft loss calculation and not the partial year balance of 2008. Madoff was arrested on Dec. 11, 2008 and many victims received statements only through Sept...
...likely the IRS will just allow for the theft loss," said Tipograph. "It's not the best option for taxpayers but is a reasonable way to handle this." But if you don't file by April 15, you can lose out on filing for 2005, Tipograph said, since there's a rolling three-year time limit. One can, however, file a "protective refund claim" form, a kind of placeholder that keeps the 2005 return open...
...think we're going to see the IRS come out with guidelines very shortly," said Neil Tipograph, tax partner at New York City-based Imowitz Koenig & Co. LLP, an accounting firm specializing in private-equity and feeder hedge funds. According to Tipograph and other tax experts, victims involved in Ponzis have four ways to reclaim taxes paid on fraudulent income, the first being a good old-fashioned "theft loss" deduction, which allows a person to go back three years and reclaim taxes paid. Currently, no deduction can be made on the original investment, especially if an SIPC claim has been...
...third option, a "claim of rights credit," is most beneficial, he said. It allows victims to claim a credit on their 2008 tax return for all taxes paid on Ponzi income going back to the first investment year. The catch, according to Tipograph, is that "it's never been tested in regard to Ponzis." This option is typically used in insider-trading cases, when tax monies need to be returned. (See 25 people to blame for the financial crisis...
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