The IRS could also be auditing fewer tax returns than it as soon as did. That does not imply you'll be able to pull a quick one on the taxman. 

Mainly, lots of the company's programs are automated to identify sure discrepancies, and a few components of tax returns sometimes generate extra scrutiny than others.

This implies there's nonetheless the chance that you would hear from the IRS.

"A number of that is completed by analytics and computer systems and the farther you might be from the traditional vary for related taxpayers, the extra doubtless you might be to get a love letter within the mail from the IRS," stated CPA Jeffrey Levine, CEO and director of monetary planning for BluePrint Wealth Alliance in Backyard Metropolis, New York.

The IRS will deal with an estimated 150 million returns this submitting season, with the deadline set for April 15 (though that may very well be pushed again as a part of an financial stimulus package deal being thought-about by the U.S. authorities). As of Feb. 28, the company...