social security numbers: Avoid Common Tax Return Errors
- 02/24/08 08:24 PM
Avoid Common Tax Return Errors At the close of each tax filing season, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) compiles a list of the most common errors taxpayers make when filing their tax returns. Believe it or not, incorrect mathematical calculations are not the number one error. The most frequent culprit for the past several years is incorrect Social Security numbers being submitted on individual income tax returns. When an incorrect return is filed, the IRS first "rejects" it then sends a notice to the taxpayer requesting additional information. This can delay a refund by several weeks, or even months. In other (4 comments)