what happens if your audited?

Question

I did my taxes my self.... I didnt make up any fake numbers or anything... but what if I dont have all the recipts, I'm a bit unorganized... or what if I messed somthing up and didnt know

Answer 1

If anything looks funny to them about your return, they'll notify you. For most audits they only look at a particular category, not the whole return, although sometimes they look at everything.

If you are audited and don't have the receipts they're asking for, you might be able to convince them that the deductions are legitimate, but if not, they'd disallow those and you'd have to pay the additional tax, plus interest and possible penalties.