Your return can be “flagged for audit” when there’s a mismatch ... You can use your “prior-year tax return as a checklist,” ...

If the thought of an audit has ever given you chills, knowing the facts about them might help take the edge off. Thomas is a native of upstate New York and a graduate of the University at Albany.

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