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Article: Is it time to change your tax year?
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- Area Development Site and Facility Planning
- Article date:
- July 1, 1998
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CopyrightCopyright S/H Publications Incorporated Jul 1998. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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Working within IRS guidelines, a company that changes its year-end for legitimate business purposes can reap considerable benefits.
WHY WOULD any company want to utilize a different tax year from that of its parent? Why would any business change its yearend? When is a company required to do so? The subject of "tax years" is often overlooked, not to mention confusing and fraught with peril for the average growing or expanding company.
Remember the old saying, If it isn't broke, why fix it? Fortunately this concept does not generally obtain with American businesses. In fact, the answers to most questions about why any company might want to change its tax year will depend on the operation's ...