FORM FITTING: Sometimes it’s a missing Social...

FORM FITTING: Sometimes it’s a missing Social Security number, sometimes a mess of wrong numbers. But nearly 10% of Southern Californians last year made errors in their federal tax returns. Judith Golden of the Laguna Niguel IRS office has these suggestions: Use the tax assistance centers throughout the county, many at libraries and churches. For help: 1-800-TAX-1040 and 1-800-TAX-FORM.

Tax Errors

The most common mistakes on federal tax returns in Southern California. Omissions (Name, Social Security number left off): 18.3% Information on wrong line: 12.8% Poor math: 12.5% Non-applicable data: 10.1% Source: Internal Revenue Service