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What can happen if you don't file your taxes?

Think the IRS won't realize you didn't file? Think again. When your employer sends you the W-2, the company also sends one to the IRS. The agency then matches the W-2 against tax returns to make sure the proper income was reported.
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By Christina Reinwald, Boston.com correspondent

Think the IRS won't realize you didn't file? Think again.

When your employer sends you the W-2, the company also sends one to the IRS. The agency then matches the W-2 against tax returns to make sure the proper income was reported.