Non-filed 2010 personal return

[Ram32]

Taxpayer stated their prior tax preparer died in 2010 (April 15th) and he had only filed their business returns (1120S). Personal 1040 was not filed and the preparers tax office closed. All records were destroyed. Yes, I know that is not the way it is supposed to go but the deceased preparers wife was not involved in the business and took it upon herself to destroy all office records. She was distraught and very angry given the passing.

The taxpayer has been carrying a balance due with the IRS since this event. Seems like the IRS created the missing personal return and failed to use all pertinent data, of course, much to my new clients dismay and confusion. I am now trying to reconstruct the 2010 return and see if the balance due is realistic. Issue is the taxpayer has no W2's etc since all were destroyed.

My question is, given the year of the missing return, can I get information from the IRS to reconstruct the 2010 1040 return. Can you get transcripts back that far?

Thanks for the assistance....

[RitaB]

If you’ll look at Form 4506-T, I believe Line 8 indicates you can get Wage and Income Transcripts as far back as ten years. 

[Evan S. Golar]

Didn't the IRS send an SFR by this time?

[Max W]

8 hours ago, RitaB said:

If you’ll look at Form 4506-T, I believe Line 8 indicates you can get Wage and Income Transcripts as far back as ten years. 

Yes,  Wage & Income transcripts are available for 10 years.  They will have everything that was reported by 3rd parties (except for state information).

The transcripts can be gotten over the phone, but they IRS no longer faxes them.   If the clients was married in 2010, the spouses transcript should be obtained as well.

7 hours ago, Evan S. Golar said:

Didn't the IRS send an SFR by this time?

Ram32 said "the IRS created the missing personal return ".  That would have been the SFR.