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When Tax Refunds Feel Too Good to Be True

My tax software found dozens of deductions I never knew about and now I am getting a huge refund that feels too good to be true. I wonder if I should double-check everything or just be grateful for the windfall.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Unexpected benefits create suspicion about their legitimacy and uncertainty about the obligation to verify versus accept good fortune.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Tax avoidance vs. tax evasion — ethics?”

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