I'm not saying you shouldn't claim deductions. Just make sure they are legitimate and you have the documents to back them up.

They are focusing on taxpayers making $100,000. They want to get a return on those returns.

You have to be careful if you take large, non-cash contributions. You have to back them up with receipts.

Remember, you don't want to have any more correspondence with the IRS than is necessary.

The IRS receives [copies of] those automatically [from your employer and brokerage firm], so if your return doesn't include them you could provoke an audit.

I'm not saying he was never a gangster because he was. I'm simply saying he'd had enough. He wanted out.