Failed to Pay Your Taxes? The IRS May Pay You a Visit
- IRS will visit more than 800 people who didn’t file returns
- IRS concentrating on people with incomes above $100,000
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There’s a new incentive to file a tax return this year: an Internal Revenue Service agent may be making a house call if you don’t.
The IRS is increasing efforts to reach high-income individuals who have failed to file at least one or more tax returns in recent years as a last-ditch attempt to encourage compliance, the agency said on Wednesday. This would be the final step before the agency would pursue more severe procedures, including civil or criminal action against that individual, the IRS said.