Tax returns are annual, and getting them filed also means starting the clock ticking for how long the IRS has to audit you.

The agency has “very sophisticated software” that compares information returns to what’s reported on your filing.

If the thought of an audit has ever given you chills, knowing the facts about them might help take the edge off.

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Audits are among the IRS's most well-known activities and they represent a key way in which the agency is able to claw back money that's owed by certain taxpayers. Despite the common notion that ...