What is Section 6511?
Section 6511 establishes the statute of limitations for claiming tax refunds, limiting refund claims to three years from the original return filing date or two years from tax payment, whichever is later. This creates critical deadlines for Late S Corporation elections because retroactive entity elections cannot recover amounts paid beyond the three-year lookback period for OBBB Act relief opportunities.
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