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What Happens at IRS
After April 15
Have you ever wondered what happens in federal tax offices after April 15? If you have, then chances are you’ve never had to answer a question about a return you’ve filed.
Taxpayers who have had this experience know that one of the many full time year-round jobs of the IRS is to check the accuracy of tax returns, James P. Boyle, District Director of Internal Revenue for fto .^ate of Virginia, ,s#id $r day.
Surprising as it may seem, Mr. Boyle said, arithmetic errors turned up on nearly 4 million U. S. returns last year. Almost half of these resulted in the payment of too much tax. Some $94 million was returned to 1.9 million taxpayers. On the other hand, just under 2 million Federal taxpayers were notified of addi tional tax due which amounted to $194 million.
Generally speaking, the selection of returns for audit is based upon carefully developed criteria designed to identify those returns where the greatest chance of error exists. In addition, some returns are selected at random so that no class of returns is assured of exemption from audit. On most of these returns, IRS wants to make sure that the taxpayer actually made the contributions he claims, or paid the doctor’s bills, or suffered the casualty loss he said he did. Good records — cancelled checks, paid bills and receipts — will usually lead to the acceptance of the return if filed.
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