VSCPA advocates for businesses and practitioners on Schedules K-2, K-3
The VSCPA signed on to an AICPA letter urging the Treasury and IRS to delay Schedule K-2, K-3 implementation.
March 4, 2022
On Feb. 24, 2022, the VSCPA joined the American Institute of CPAs and 51 other state CPA societies to urge federal regulators to address widespread concerns on Schedules K-2 and K-3 reporting.
A letter (PDF) to Assistant Treasury Secretary Lily Batchelder and IRS Commissioner Charles Rettig states:
“The AICPA and state CPA societies across the country call on the Treasury Department and the IRS to delay implementation of the Schedules K-2 and K-3 to 2023 (the 2022 tax year filing season) and to suspend any assessment of penalties against Partnerships or S Corporations for failing to file or failing to timely provide Schedules K-2 and K-3 for the 2021 tax year.”
The VSCPA strongly supporting these efforts and is advocating on behalf of members to urge the IRS and Treasury to delay implementation of these changes to allow practitioners sufficient time to understand and implement them.
Mid-tax filing season updates to the Schedules leads to confusion and unintended errors. Delaying also allows the IRS adequate time to complete the e-File system to accept the new Schedules electronically. The VSCPA is also echoing calls to suspend penalties for failing to file, or failing to provide in a timely manner, Schedules K-2 and K-3 for the 2021 tax year.
“While we certainly see the value in streamlining reporting tools and standardized international tax reporting, we recognize there are many concerns raised by CPAs regarding the recent revisions to filing instructions on Schedules K-2 and K-3,” said VSCPA President & CEO Stephanie Peters, CAE. “The issues raised during this filing season due to the continual changes regarding filing obligations and the delayed e-File system necessitates a delay until 2023.”