Macy filed her 2019 tax return on its extended due date of October 15, 2020. The IRS has until December 31, 2022, to audit this return.

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The IRS generally has three years from the due date of the return or the date it was filed, whichever is later, to audit a tax return. Since Macy filed her 2019 tax return on October 15, 2020, the IRS would have until October 15, 2023, to initiate an audit, not December 31, 2022.

Macy Filed Her 2019 Tax Return on Its Extended Due