Yep, that has been my experience. I got pretty freaked out once when I received a large packet from the IRS in the mail. Turns out I forgot to report a stock sa

Yep, that has been my experience. I got pretty freaked out once when I received a large packet from the IRS in the mail. Turns out I forgot to report a stock sale and just owed them a few hundred bucks. The only penalty was having to pay interest on the amount at a rate that was a little high but not egregious.