Timely article as I sit here filling out my returns thinking at every step "doesn't the government already have this information somewhere? and if I were to get audited, wouldn't they just call on those same resources?"<p>There are probably no more than 4 things I would have to add (charitable contributions, out of country property ownership, working abroad income, etc.) to make it complete. Literally everything I'm typing in has already been submitted, withholdings, gross incoming, marital status, employer(s), stock ownership, education, medical expenses and insurance, personal property and on and on and on.