Smart Money just came out with an informative article: 10 Things the IRS Won’t Tell You. They got one thing wrong, but it’s fairly minor. Here’s the list and my comments:
10 Things the IRS Won’t Tell You
( 1 ) Like it or not, you may need help with your taxes
( 2 ) You don’t have to be rich to get audited
( 3 ) Fear is often our best weapon
( 4 ) The AMT is our ATM
( 5 ) Just because we billed you doesn’t mean you owe us money
( 6 ) If you don’t pay, we’ll sic a collection agency on you
( 7 ) Want to go green? We’ll help pay
( 8 ) April 15 isn’t necessarily a hard deadline
( 9 ) We may be a government agency, but that doesn’t mean your data’s safe
( 10 ) We may still have your refund
The one change is that the IRS no longer uses a private collection agency. I think that’s a curious change. Apparently they think they can do it better.
Here’s the Smart Money Article: 10 Things The IRS Won’t Tell You