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Show Check Tax Returns To Avoid Errors, Refund Taxpayers can prevent possible slower processing of their tax returns and delay in issuance of refund due by double checking their returns before filing, the Internal Revenue Service ; Aid Some of the most common taxpayer mistakes, according to the IRS, include arithmetic errors, use of the wrong filing status, failure to sign the return and especially to provide two signatures in the case of a joint return, and failure to attach all necessary documents. The IRS also urged taxpayers to use the peel-off label that comes with the tax package on their returns in order to avoid possible social security number errors. Taxpayers can also save time and speed up processing by mailing their returns in the coded, pre-addressed envelope found in their tax packages. Taxpayers who have moved since filing their tax returns should inform both the U.S. Postal Service and the IRS Service Center where they filed their returns of the new address. Otherwise, any refund due might not reach its destination, the IRS said. |