Viasat isn't evil.
I don't mind being audited by the IRS. I take a lot of deductions and knew this day would happen eventually.
What I didn't expect, was to get audited in the middle of tax season! Its going to be a freaking nightmare going to H&R block tomorrow while everyone else is standing in line to have tax returns done!
Auditing someone during tax season is just plain evil!
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I've been using H&R block online for several years now. Supposedly they provide audit assistance for free. I was thinking of switching to TaxACT this year, but providing H&R block actually helps me with this paperwork, I'll gladly continue to file with them.
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Just finished my evidence a few minutes ago, put everything in a huge envelope, and printed a shipping label. I'm dropping it off at the post office in the morning.
I'm too bummed out to read anything on this forum. Time to stream a movie from my Plex server and go to bed.
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I have a feeling people who take the standard deduction get audited a whole lot less than people who itemize.
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Of course, that was nearly 20 years ago. I'd never try that, but it is nice to know that should I take that nice $24k standard deduction next year, my odds of getting audited are next to nothing.
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It took me two weeks of going back and forth with HR to get the documentation I needed for the IRS. Shoot, even what they sent me doesn't match what the IRS is looking for word for word. My point is, my company acted like it is the first time one of their employees has needed documentation for a tax audit. Very strange.
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But you are right, doubling the standard deduction will eliminate more people from itimizing and therefore reduce the number of complicated tax returns.
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Whats interesting is my coworker does the same amount of driving, has been with the company 25 years, and has never been audited by the IRS.
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