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Why You should Attend the Session

October is an important month for many businesses and tax professionals managing extended corporate and business tax filing obligations. Filing an extension may provide additional time to submit a return, but it does not eliminate compliance responsibilities, payment requirements, documentation expectations, or potential IRS exposure.

Organizations that miss deadlines, submit incomplete or inaccurate returns, miscalculate tax obligations, or misunderstand extension requirements can face penalties, interest, notices, and increased administrative burden. Tax teams must also be prepared to respond when information is incomplete, adjustments are identified late in the process, or an IRS notice raises questions about a previously filed return.

This practical session focuses on what finance, accounting, and tax professionals should be reviewing as October filing deadlines approach. Participants will examine filing and extension requirements, common compliance mistakes, penalty exposure, documentation practices, IRS notices, and steps organizations can take to reduce filing-related risk.

Webinar Objective

By the end of this webinar, participants will be able to:

•    Explain key corporate and business tax filing and extension requirements. 
•    Understand what an extension does—and does not—provide. 
•    Identify important October filing and compliance considerations. 
•    Distinguish between filing extensions and tax payment obligations. 
•    Recognize common errors that can create IRS penalties and interest. 
•    Identify documentation that should support tax return positions. 
•    Evaluate late-filing and late-payment exposure. 
•    Recognize common IRS notices related to filing and payment issues. 
•    Understand when amended returns or corrective action may be necessary. 
•    Strengthen year-round tax compliance and filing controls. 
•    Improve coordination between accounting, finance, tax, and outside advisors. 
•    Develop a practical post-filing process for monitoring IRS correspondence.
•    Recommend better payment fraud control structure—including segregation of duties, employee background checks and employee awareness training

Overview

October can be one of the busiest periods of the year for tax and accounting professionals responsible for businesses operating under extended filing deadlines. While extensions provide additional time to file certain returns, they can also create a false sense that the organization has additional time to address every aspect of its tax obligation. In reality, filing deadlines, payment requirements, supporting documentation, estimated tax obligations, and IRS compliance expectations must be managed carefully.

This webinar provides a practical review of corporate and business tax compliance considerations surrounding October filing deadlines. Participants will examine how extensions work, the difference between extending the time to file and obligations to pay tax, and the risks organizations face when deadlines or requirements are misunderstood.

The session will also examine common filing problems, including incomplete documentation, incorrect tax calculations, reconciliation issues, classification errors, missed elections, late filings, and insufficient support for positions reported on a return. Participants will learn why seemingly minor filing issues can lead to IRS notices, penalties, interest, amended returns, and additional administrative work.

Special attention will be given to IRS risk. Participants will discuss common filing-related triggers that can result in questions or correspondence from the IRS and how organizations should respond when a notice is received. The webinar will also address the importance of maintaining clear documentation and establishing an internal review process before a return is submitted.

Rather than focusing only on completing a return by the deadline, this session emphasizes creating a defensible tax compliance process. Participants will learn how stronger review procedures, documentation, reconciliations, responsibility assignments, and post-filing monitoring can reduce avoidable errors and improve readiness if the IRS later questions a filing.

The session concludes with a practical October filing readiness framework that finance, accounting, and tax teams can use to identify outstanding items, confirm responsibilities, document key decisions, and reduce compliance risk before and after filing.

Areas Covered / Highlights

•    October corporate and business tax filing deadlines 
•    Understanding federal tax extensions 
•    Filing extensions versus payment obligations 
•    Common misconceptions about extended returns 
•    Late-filing and late-payment penalties 
•    Interest and other potential IRS consequences 
•    Pre-filing tax return review procedures 
•    Reconciliation of tax returns to financial records 
•    Supporting documentation and record retention 
•    Common corporate tax filing mistakes 
•    Identifying missing or incomplete tax information 
•    Managing last-minute adjustments 
•    IRS notices and correspondence 
•    Correcting previously filed returns 
•    Amended return considerations 
•    Establishing clear internal tax responsibilities 
•    Working effectively with outside tax professionals 
•    Post-filing compliance monitoring 
•    Preparing for potential IRS questions 
•    Building an October filing readiness checklist

Who will benefit

• CFOs & Finance Directors
• Finance & Accounting Managers
• Controllers & Corporate Controllers
• Tax Directors & Tax Managers
• Tax Accountants & Tax Analysts
• Senior Accountants
• Payroll Managers & Payroll Professionals
• HR Directors & HR Managers
• HR & Payroll Administrators
• HR Compliance Professionals
• Compliance Officers
• Legal Professionals
• Risk Management Professionals
• Internal Audit Professionals
• Operations Professionals
• Technology Professionals
• Business Owners & Executives
• Finance, Accounting & HR Team Leaders
• Professionals Working With Corporate Tax Compliance