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SFnomad

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9. Again, who could certify it except someone who was there the moment you sent it to the IRS?

Fri Apr 19, 2019, 12:42 PM

Apr 2019

The IRS isn't going to release copies to the public.

All we can do is go over what they give us and try to find inconsistencies. Changes in typeface or font. Pages that appear to be incomplete or missing. Numbers that don't add up. And that kind of investigative type work is done by experts. I'm certain every candidate that has released tax documents have been subjected to that minimum level of scrutiny.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Question: How can it be verified that a tax return published on a website is [View all] mobeau69 Apr 2019 OP

Depending on the individual... WeekiWater Apr 2019 #1

Hey! question everything Apr 2019 #21

Now that's funny! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #27

Why do we not have DUzys anymore? MelissaB Apr 2019 #52

lol.. I finally got Cha Apr 2019 #53

Did trump finally release his taxes? MythosMaster Apr 2019 #2

Lol. nt Snotcicles Apr 2019 #4

Congress will be getting his copies direct from the IRS. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #5

LOL @ people being more anti-Sanders than anti-GOP. Iggo Apr 2019 #17

That's funny that you'd automatically assume I was being anti-Sanders. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #24

The more you deny it... Iggo Apr 2019 #46

Then why did you post this in the primary side? If this was about trump, it should be in GD. aidbo Apr 2019 #54

Now that's a good question! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #55

Sad isn't it MythosMaster Apr 2019 #56

Who gets their tax returns notarized? At best, if you have a preparer, they sign it as well SFnomad Apr 2019 #3

How can you be 100% sure that what you're looking at is an mobeau69 Apr 2019 #6

Isn't that what I just said? n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #7

My bad, I should have wrote certified instead of notarized. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #8

Again, who could certify it except someone who was there the moment you sent it to the IRS? SFnomad Apr 2019 #9

who could certify it except someone who was there the moment you sent it to the IRS? mobeau69 Apr 2019 #10

The IRS legally cannot, they cannot release anything to the public n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #11

I understand that. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #12

I've never heard of such a thing, but that of course doesn't mean it doesn't exist SFnomad Apr 2019 #13

Form 4506 mobeau69 Apr 2019 #19

It's not a certified copy. I have no idea why you're beating this horse ... but enjoy yourself n/t SFnomad Apr 2019 #28

You can only get your OWN return that way BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #33

Correct, wasn't asking about a third party's though. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #47

One way of telling if it's genuine or unedited is if all pages are the same format and.... George II Apr 2019 #14

Thanks but I guess I wasn't clear about what I was asking. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #22

What next? Birth Certificate questions? artislife Apr 2019 #15

It doesn't "work" brooklynite Apr 2019 #16

mobeau69 is just asking a question, as far as I can tell. Why... LAS14 Apr 2019 #18

FYI mobeau69 Apr 2019 #26

No, they're not just asking a question. They're beating this into the ground for no apparent SFnomad Apr 2019 #29

Found it! mobeau69 Apr 2019 #25

If someone "self prepares" - like Sanders, you can wonder question everything Apr 2019 #20

If it was rump, I'd still question it. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #23

4506-T Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #30

Thanks a lot. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #31

You can only get your OWN return that way BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #34

Right, Lefta Dissenter Apr 2019 #36

There are enough irregularties BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #38

"There are a lot of tell-tale signs of inauthenticity." --- I'm glad people are noticing... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #40

There is also an income discrepancy BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #41

BS has certainly opened the door himself to this type of scrutiny (and criticism). NurseJackie Apr 2019 #42

The good thing is that there are BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #43

Are you including the GOP and Russia? If (ha!) he were the nominee, you know... NurseJackie Apr 2019 #44

I'm sure Trump is reading the essays nt BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #45

Yep, we use them in mortgage underwriting. Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #35

Do you require it to be sent directly to you from the IRS or mobeau69 Apr 2019 #48

We get it directly from the irs Hassin Bin Sober Apr 2019 #49

Thanks. That's what I suspected. mobeau69 Apr 2019 #51

One cannot verify it unless the taxpayer consents BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #32

good question imho KayF Apr 2019 #37

See post #38 BlueFlorida Apr 2019 #39

Contact the Wall Street Journal maybe? They had an expert go over Beto's returns and Autumn Apr 2019 #50