Anonymous wrote:Tax preparation is both and art and a science. Given the complexity of the tax code some minor variation is to be expected.

It shouldn’t be at all. It should be super easy and not complicated. But here we are.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Tax preparation is both and art and a science. Given the complexity of the tax code some minor variation is to be expected.

Right, but how much leeway do you have until they ding you for it? That's the question.

To be clear, you're asking how much you can cheat before you get caught. I would say, it's not worth the hassle of an audit even if the chance is low (of course this depends on the $$$ at stake).

That's not what they asked though. The post is about getting different numbers in different software. What if it is a few dollars difference. A few hundred? Even if you entered all the same information. Do you go with the higher one so you don't get in trouble with the IRS?