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April 17: Tax Day

Here are some things not to do when filing your taxes.

What are some surefire ways to get the Internal Revenue Service on your back?

An April 3 piece published in the New York Times offered some pointers on how to get noticed by auditors from the IRS.

According to the piece, your best shot at getting attention is being wealthy.

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“Those with income of at least $1 million are 11 times as likely to be audited as the average taxpayer; those with incomes of $200,000 or more are four times as likely,” according to the Times.

For more tips on what not to do, click here to read the full Times article.

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