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challenge a 1040 correction? simonlee47 06-18-2007
Posted by simonlee47 on June 18, 2007, 9:27 am
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I received a letter from the IRS stating that they were
making a correction to my student loan deduction. They
included a payment coupon for the taxes that are owed. They
also state that if i wish to challenge I can contact them.

Will challenging this change subject me to a full audit? Or
will they simply ask for some documentation of my student
loan deduction tax forms? I feel that they may have not
received the notification from my student loan lender
regarding how much student loan interest I payed.

Thanks

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Posted by Mike Wellman on June 21, 2007, 5:43 pm
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simonle...@yahoo.com wrote:

> I received a letter from the IRS stating that they were
> making a correction to my student loan deduction. They
> included a payment coupon for the taxes that are owed. They
> also state that if i wish to challenge I can contact them.
>
> Will challenging this change subject me to a full audit? Or
> will they simply ask for some documentation of my student
> loan deduction tax forms? I feel that they may have not
> received the notification from my student loan lender
> regarding how much student loan interest I payed.

Not likely.

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Posted by bono9763@yahoo.com on June 21, 2007, 5:43 pm
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simonle...@yahoo.com wrote:

> I received a letter from the IRS stating that they were
> making a correction to my student loan deduction. They
> included a payment coupon for the taxes that are owed. They
> also state that if i wish to challenge I can contact them.
>
> Will challenging this change subject me to a full audit? Or
> will they simply ask for some documentation of my student
> loan deduction tax forms? I feel that they may have not
> received the notification from my student loan lender
> regarding how much student loan interest I payed.

Did they say why they were not allowing your student loan
deduction? Challenging this change would not normally open
you up to a full audit, unless there was something else
going on that found out about, e.g fraudulent use of a SSN.
You can call them using the phone number they sent you or
send in documentation of your student loan interest payments
(you did just deduct the interest, not the full payment,
right?)

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Posted by Seth on June 21, 2007, 5:43 pm
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> I received a letter from the IRS stating that they were
> making a correction to my student loan deduction. They
> included a payment coupon for the taxes that are owed. They
> also state that if i wish to challenge I can contact them.
>
> Will challenging this change subject me to a full audit?

It might. Or not challenging it might.

> Or will they simply ask for some documentation of my
> student loan deduction tax forms?

That's most likely, I believe. (You should provide that
along with the challenge, unless they say not to.)

Seth

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Posted by Barry Margolin on June 21, 2007, 5:43 pm
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simonlee47@yahoo.com wrote:

> I received a letter from the IRS stating that they were
> making a correction to my student loan deduction. They
> included a payment coupon for the taxes that are owed. They
> also state that if i wish to challenge I can contact them.
>
> Will challenging this change subject me to a full audit? Or
> will they simply ask for some documentation of my student
> loan deduction tax forms? I feel that they may have not
> received the notification from my student loan lender
> regarding how much student loan interest I payed.

Making corrections like this won't automatically subject you
to a full audit. I went back and forth with the IRS 3 times
last year due to a misunderstanding over some investment
income, and I didn't get audited.

--
Barry Margolin, barmar@alum.mit.edu
Arlington, MA
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