If you miss one, the IRS can audit you forever. If you file early, do you shorten the audit period? Normally no, the IRS audit clock starts running on the later of your actual filing or the due date.

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"Unless you do something, or did something, really stupid during the process, nobody goes to jail," he says. Still feeling stressed? Here's what to know about surviving a federal income tax audit.