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My understanding is that they already do. That is, I send in my tax documents, and they check the documentation against what they've already received from other

My understanding is that they already do. That is, I send in my tax documents, and they check the documentation against what they've already received from others. Then upon comparison, they decide, if things match up, I'm OK. If not, they send me a notice that they think I owe more or less than I think I do. It seems to me an altogether more sensible approach to have them make available the records they have for me, and I can check them, or ask someone to check them, or whatever. I'm tired of the fact that in 2015, I am still waiting until sometime in February to get that one piece of paper about my house mortgage before I can go off and pay someone to do a bunch of mindless redundant (see above) paperwork for me. I'd much rather my financial planner just pull up my information, and file adjustments on my behalf, etc, and go about my business.

raldi 12y ago
Everything you say in your comment was already said by the fifth paragraph of the piece.
- sophacles 12y ago
  I did, I was agreeing. Sorry for annoying you - perhaps I should reread the commenting guidelines in case they added a "don't every restate things from the article" rule that I missed.... Oh it doesn't say that. However your comment is very similar to this guideline: Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." Note also - the article doesn't mention any of my opinions or preferences in it. So no, not everything I sated was in the article by the fifth paragraph. edit - the parent originally started with something like: "I suggest you read the article before commenting". I'm leaving the above as is, because I don't think substantially changing a comment after people reply to it is good behavior.
15155 12y ago
> It seems to me an altogether more sensible approach to have them make available the records they have for me http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript If the IRS has any documentation on you, it's available on the web. This includes notices, etc. sent out.
- justinsb 12y ago
  But not until you've filed the tax return that requires those documents, right?
  - 15155 12y ago
    No. If your employer has issued a W2, anyone has issued a 1099 to you (via SSN), or any other documentation has been sent to or from the IRS, it's there. I used it this year to verify my tax filings.
    - justinsb 12y ago
      Wow - thank you for the tip! Going to double-check my own details now.

raldi 12y ago

Everything you say in your comment was already said by the fifth paragraph of the piece.

sophacles 12y ago
I did, I was agreeing. Sorry for annoying you - perhaps I should reread the commenting guidelines in case they added a "don't every restate things from the article" rule that I missed.... Oh it doesn't say that. However your comment is very similar to this guideline: Please don't insinuate that someone hasn't read an article. "Did you even read the article? It mentions that" can be shortened to "The article mentions that." Note also - the article doesn't mention any of my opinions or preferences in it. So no, not everything I sated was in the article by the fifth paragraph. edit - the parent originally started with something like: "I suggest you read the article before commenting". I'm leaving the above as is, because I don't think substantially changing a comment after people reply to it is good behavior.

15155 12y ago

> It seems to me an altogether more sensible approach to have them make available the records they have for me http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript http://www.irs.gov/Individuals/Get-Transcript If the IRS has any documentation on you, it's available on the web. This includes notices, etc. sent out.

justinsb 12y ago
But not until you've filed the tax return that requires those documents, right?
- 15155 12y ago
  No. If your employer has issued a W2, anyone has issued a 1099 to you (via SSN), or any other documentation has been sent to or from the IRS, it's there. I used it this year to verify my tax filings.
  - justinsb 12y ago
    Wow - thank you for the tip! Going to double-check my own details now.