I don't know why people think the IRS is looking to establish perjury cases against taxpayers. That's really not what they're doing (or how perjury is qualified

I don't know why people think the IRS is looking to establish perjury cases against taxpayers. That's really not what they're doing (or how perjury is qualified statutorily for the tax code[1]): they'd much rather get your back taxes from you than actually go through a trial process. In other words: the standard for perjury on your tax forms is very high, much higher than the unintentional mistakes that the IRS is aware millions of people make each year. [1]: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7206 https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/26/7206