Americans fear April 15th. More than we fear the mountains of paperwork, calculations, and evaluations, the fear of incurring tax penalties – or worse, being audited – looms overhead as we sort through bank records and enter figures in TurboTax.
Tax penalties do to errors on your return can substantially increase the amount you owe – nullifying your hard work and complicating the tax process even further. Common mistakes known to incur penalties include:
- Carelessness/inattention to detail
- Overstatement of deductions
- Failure to report income
- Missing documentation
- Negligence
- Procrastination
or
- Intentional acts of fraud.
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