Everyone hates the tax man. That’s just the way things are. However, you shouldn’t be having any troubles at all with the IRS if your records are squeaky clean. Not like a lot of people out there.
A survey by the IRS Oversight Board reveals that many Americans are cheating on their taxes “as much as possible.” And they probably can’t blame people, not with the economic crisis of 2009. Who would want to hand the government money that they can otherwise use for the daily expense, right?
The most common fraudulent tax activities include claiming personal expenses as business expenses and bloating charitable donations.
The government may have also induced a possible factor that could contribute to tax cheating – the amount of tax credits that the government has made available. A lot of people are trying to get themselves a slice of that pie even if they’re not fully qualified.
Still, a main reason why people get to cheat on their taxes is their failure to understand the intricacies of the tax code. So better take time to know these things.
Sometimes a clear conscience is enough incentive not to cheat. For those who have a more skewed moral compass, perhaps the threat of getting audited should make your think twice on fudging the numbers.
Source: CNN
