tax return public?

[rablrowsr]

Can anyone tell me if tax returns of a company are open for examination if they are a publicly traded company?  Th ???anks

[Rerun]

Come on.....don't we have any CPA's with kidney failure on this board??

[BigSky]

Tax returns public or private are not generally available to the public.

[Epoman]

Can anyone tell me if tax returns of a company are open for examination if they are a publicly traded company?  Th ???anks

Quote:
Individual income tax returns -- including those of public figures -- are private information, protected by law from unauthorized disclosure. Indeed, the Internal Revenue Service is barred from releasing any taxpayer information whatsoever, except to authorized agencies and individuals.

I believe this includes corporations since they are infact entities.