In Rev. Proc. 2007-62, the Service provides an additional simplified method for certain eligible entities to request relief for late S elections and for late entity classification elections that were intended to be effective as of the intended effective date of the S election. This revenue procedure supplements Rev. Procs. 2003-43 and 2004-48.
To obtain relief under Rev. Proc. 2007-62, the entity must file a properly completed Form 2553, Election by a Small Business Corporation, with a Form 1120S, U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, filed by the entity for the first tax year the entity intended to be an S corporation. The forms must be filed together no later than six months after the due date of the tax return (excluding extensions) of...