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Possible. Tax agencies open up random investigations, as well, all the time. They can open an investigation 5-10 years back, depending on type of return, countr
by m11a 7y ago
Possible. Tax agencies open up random investigations, as well, all the time. They can open an investigation 5-10 years back, depending on type of return, country, etc.
There's a chance they could've had such a random investigation and been caught. There's also a chance no investigation would be opened and they could've gotten away with it. I don't know why they pushed it so hard, though. At that point you're begging for a targeted investigation.
- shiftpgdn 7y agoThe IRS generally will not go back more than 3 years, 6 years in extreme cases.
- londons_explore 7y agoUnless they've already found something suspicious, in which case for certain things they can go back forever to rack up the criminal charges. That's part of why it's important to destroy documents when you are legally able to. If you keep those documents longer, they are a risk to you in case of a "every tax return ever" investigation. If all evidence has gone, as you were legally allowed to do, there is very little chance they'll convict you for that stuff. Even if you aren't a criminal, some innocuous things you do today might become illegal in the future as tax law is refined through case law.
- hawaiianbrah 7y agoAre you suggesting that things that are legal now, subsequently deemed illegal in the future, could then be retroactively brought against you? That sounds... incorrect.
- shiftpgdn 7y agoHe's not saying the law will change retroactively. Just that future interpretation of tax law via case law could change what was previously thought to be legal.