IRS mining eBay, Facebook, emails to catch cheaters

... and it seems that everyone's using it. But the IRS has one big advantage over everybody else: It knows your Social Security number. The IRS also gets reams of tax reporting information from third-parties required to file 1099 forms. This includes ...

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