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Re:Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full cr... by Spooky23 on Saturday July 19, 2014 @10:44PM (#8059424)
The problem is there's an assumption that the government data is right, and disproving their data as a taxpayer would be tough. (Fighting city hall is tough)

In the current voluntary compliance regime, a very small number of returns receive audit treatment of any kind.

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Re:Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full cr... by ubernostrum on Sunday July 20, 2014 @10:29AM (#8060370)
A few years back I miscalculated my self-employment tax. Didn't get audited, just got a letter saying "You miscalculated and overpaid", followed by a check for the $100 or so.
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Re:Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full cr... by chc on Saturday July 19, 2014 @11:25PM (#8059495)
The government can disagree with your return based on their data without auditing. A couple of years ago, the government told me they thought I'd under-reported my taxable income from a couple of years earlier (I had, because a place I'd worked had failed to give me a 1099). I wasn't required to undergo an audit; they just said they thought I owed this much money and I should either pay it or explain why I didn't actually owe it.
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Re:Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full cr... by recursive on Sunday July 20, 2014 @02:13AM (#8059721)
It's not required to receive an audit to get billed for more taxes than your return states. This has happened to me.
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Re:Ars editor learns feds have his old IP addresses, full cr... by aptwebapps on Sunday July 20, 2014 @12:22AM (#8059571)
The government data is already in play, this just means that you would see what they think you owe up front.
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