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Message: [QUOTE="RogueRivered, post: 1039000, member: 45593"] I used to work for the IRS (20 years ago!) and it was hard to believe how much the tax bills added up to after penalties and interest. Sometimes a $2,000 tax deficiency would result in a bill of over $10,000. Jail time was extremely unusual, though, and only for serious fraud. Criminal cases were really rare in my office. Nevertheless, Zachvac is right, better safe than sorry! You could be right, but I'm not sure about that. Generally the IRS has 3 years to challenge your return from the filing date, but I suppose they can go back from there to prior years if they find something funny. There is no statute of limitations on fraud, however. [/QUOTE]