Mntsnow
03-15-2004, 8:21 AM
Early birds who quickly file federal tax returns are often the first to grab the worm -- a fat refund check from Uncle Sam.
But some early birds are having to contend with a worm of a different kind.
More than a few filed 2003 returns with errors that IRS computers can easily detect. These errors occurred, accountants said, because many people in late January received incorrect interest, dividend and capital gains income statements -- via consolidated Forms 1099 -- from their brokers and mutual funds. Read more (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/2004/03/15/business/8190122.htm)
But some early birds are having to contend with a worm of a different kind.
More than a few filed 2003 returns with errors that IRS computers can easily detect. These errors occurred, accountants said, because many people in late January received incorrect interest, dividend and capital gains income statements -- via consolidated Forms 1099 -- from their brokers and mutual funds. Read more (http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/2004/03/15/business/8190122.htm)