Do you cheat on your taxes?

joesmoke

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dont make enough that i could cheat myself into enough to be worth the headache.
 

bignateyk

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Apr 22, 2002
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No, they'll figure it out. It might take them a while, but you'll get a bill for it.

I forgot to put $1000 worth of royalty down on mine one year and I got a bill from the IRS like 4 years later for the taxes on it.
 

Dear Summer

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what are the ways to cheat on your taxes?

all the documents and numbers you enter are verifiable by the IRS right?
 

Cogman

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Given the amount of tax laws out there, I wouldn't be surprised to find I some how neglected to pay taxes for something or another. That being said, I've never intentionally cheated.
 

Ns1

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If you cheat on your taxes do you have to register as a sex offender?
 

bignateyk

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what are the ways to cheat on your taxes?

all the documents and numbers you enter are verifiable by the IRS right?

Yeah, just remember that the IRS gets a copy of all the tax documents (W2, etc...) that you receive, so don't ignore any of them.
 

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Lifer
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what are the ways to cheat on your taxes?

all the documents and numbers you enter are verifiable by the IRS right?

Some things aren't.

There are criteria for qualifying for a home office tax deduction. You can lie and say you qualify when you don't. That wouldn't be caught without an audit.

I believe charitable contributions under a certain amount don't require a receipt (not sure if that's an aggregate total or a total per donation).

Gambling winnings in any amount are taxable (and can be offset by gambling losses). Gambling winnings are only reported under certain circumstances. If they aren't reported by the casino, most people won't report them.

Pretty much no one pays use tax unless they own a business.

There are many ways to cheat on your taxes.