Instructions For Form 1120-H - U.s. Income Tax Return For Homeowners Associations - 2017

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2017
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service
Instructions for
Form 1120-H
U.S. Income Tax Return for Homeowners Associations
dealings with the association. TAS
Otherwise, the association can go
Section references are to the Internal
Revenue Code unless otherwise noted.
can help the association if:
to
IRS.gov/OrderForms
to place an
A problem is causing financial
order and have forms mailed to it. The
Future Developments
difficulty for the business.
association should receive its order
For the latest information about
The association is facing immediate
within 10 business days.
developments related to Form
threat of adverse action.
General Instructions
1120-H and its separate instructions,
The association has tried
such as legislation enacted after they
repeatedly to contact the IRS but no
were published, go to
IRS.gov/
Purpose of Form
one has responded, or the IRS hasn’t
Form1120H.
responded by the date promised.
A homeowners association files Form
1120-H as its income tax return to
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take advantage of certain tax benefits.
can
Address change for filing returns.
These benefits, in effect, allow the
help the corporation understand these
The filing address for association's
association to exclude exempt
rights.
located in Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky,
function income (defined later) from
Michigan, and Wisconsin has
its gross income.
TAS has offices in every state, the
changed. See
Where To
File, later.
District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico.
Electing To File Form
Local advocates’ numbers are in their
Increase in penalty for failure to
1120-H
local directories and at
file. For returns required to be filed
. The
A homeowners association elects to
after December 31, 2016, the
corporation can also call TAS at
minimum penalty for failure to file a
take advantage of the tax benefits
1-877-777-4778.
provided by section 528 by filing a
return that is over 60 days late has
increased to the smaller of the tax due
properly completed Form 1120-H.
TAS also works to resolve
The election is made separately for
or $210. See
Late filing of
return, later.
large-scale or systemic problems that
each tax year and generally must be
affect many taxpayers. If the
Photographs of
made by the due date, including
association knows of one of these
Missing Children
extensions, of the income tax return.
broad issues, please report it to TAS
The Internal Revenue Service is a
This extension does not extend the
through the Systemic Advocacy
time to pay the tax.
proud partner with the
National Center
Management System at
for Missing & Exploited Children®
sams.
Once Form 1120-H is filed, the
(NCMEC). Photographs of missing
association cannot revoke its election
children selected by the Center may
For more information, go to
for that year unless the IRS consents.
appear in instructions on pages that
advocate.
The association may request IRS
would otherwise be blank. You can
consent by filing a ruling request. A
How To Get Forms
help bring these children home by
user fee must be paid with all ruling
and Publications
looking at the photographs and calling
requests. For more information on
1-800-THE-LOST (1-800-843-5678) if
ruling requests, see Rev. Proc.
Internet. You can access the IRS
you recognize a child.
2017-1, 2017-1 I.R.B. 1 (or any
website 24 hours a day, 7 days a
successor), available at
The Taxpayer Advocate
week, at
IRS.gov
to:
irb/2017-01_IRB/ar07.html.
Download forms, instructions, and
Service
publications;
If the association does not elect to
The Taxpayer Advocate Service
Order IRS products online;
use Form 1120-H, it must file the
(TAS) is an independent
Research your tax questions online;
applicable income tax return, for
organization within the IRS that helps
Search publications online by topic
example, Form 1120, U.S.
taxpayers and protects taxpayer
or keyword; and
Corporation Income Tax Return.
rights. TAS’s job is to ensure that
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A homeowners association should
every taxpayer is treated fairly and
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compare its total tax computed on
knows and understands their rights
Tax forms and publications. The
Form 1120-H with its total tax
under the
Taxpayer Bill of
Rights.
association can download or print all
computed on Form 1120. The
As a taxpayer, the association has
of the forms and publications it may
association may file the form that
rights that the IRS must abide by in its
need on IRS.gov/FormsPubs.
results in the lowest tax.
Dec 21, 2017
Cat. No. 24935G

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