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mail box rule |
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mail box rule n. in contract law, making a written offer or acceptance of offer valid if sent in the mail, with postage, within the time in which the offer must be accepted, unless the offer requires acceptance by personal delivery on or before the specified date. The rule may also apply to mailing payments of insurance premiums when due. However, relying on this so-called "rule" can be dangerous, since the party awaiting the acceptance or payment may cancel the offer if there is no response in hand when the time runs out. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| With a late tax return showing a tax underpayment, the mailbox rule is inapplicable. Moreover, because the original return is late, the mailbox rule did not apply to it (and, implicitly, to the refund claim). The Second Circuit observed, however, that such a construction would deprive the refund claim of the benefit of the mailbox rule and was contrary to the IRS's own Regs. |
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