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Right. It's not one of the BIG red flags, but it could tip the balance
if the IRS is looking at you.

Who needs that kind of trouble?


"Capt. JG" wrote:
No one, but that shouldn't deter one from using the available deductions.

Agreed

But it also behooves one to cross all "T"s and dot all "i"s


It
can certainly be a legitimate one, and the IRS will only be interested
for
two reasons... one, it's a random audit, which means nothing would
prevent
it, or two, there are enough other red flags to trigger an audit, which
means this one isn't the likely make/break.


Maybe
Depends on the region, depends on your other red flags.

Jus my opinion, having been there, been audited (no, not when I did the
donation), and didn't get the fcuking tee-shirt.


I think we can all agree that the U.S. tax system needs reform. I have
never been audited and don't want to be. Nor do I want to have to
wheedle the IRS into returning my assets after seizure.... they have a
tendency to be quick to grab and slow to give back.

DSK


You don't even want to know what I went through when I was audited about 15
years ago...


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