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. The agency will send several dozen agents to make at least 800 face-to-face visits in February and March of this year, Hank Kea, who directs the IRS field collections operations, said Thursday. The IRS will be identifying other noncompliant individuals throughout the year and adding cases as it finds them, he said. “Enforcement truly is our last resort,” Kea said. “Don’t delay filing or worse yet avoid filing altogether.” Continue reading about Failed to pay taxes? If you make more than $100,000, the IRS may pay you a visit.
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