How many years back?
2020, 2019, 2018 etc. What if you did not file say 2018, would the IRS know one way or another as records are destroyed.
Do they know what records were destroyed?
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The IRS responded the 30 million destroyed returns were only 1 percent of the total information returns filed, and they were destroyed due to a software limitation and to make room for 2021 tax filing season documents.
The IRS also claims “[t]here were no negative taxpayer consequences as a result of this action,” and taxpayers will not be subject to penalties resulting from the IRS’s actions. Perhaps there were no negative consequences for those whose documents were destroyed, and maybe even some benefit if they underreported income.
https://www.crapo.senate.gov/news/in-the-news/weekly-column-why-did-the-irs-destroy-30-million-paper-returns
And I have some nice waterfront property in FL to sell you. Honest.
Anyone who believes this is a fool. The government are pathological liars.
Are we supposed to believe that they kept records of whose tax returns they destroyed so they would know who not to audit or falsely accuse of never having filed a return?