Why did the IRS deny the political rival’s request to see the Carpenters tax return? Nancy and Jeff Carpenter received their package of tax forms from the IRS. Because theCarpenters had recently moved, Jeff went to the library to pick up the appropriate form toclaim moving expenses. They carefully completed the forms and mailed them to the IRSon April 5.Jeff Carpenter was running for a seat in his state's legislature. His political rival hoped toprove that Nancy had illegal sources of income. He called the IRS and asked to have a copyof the Carpenters' return sent to him. His request was refused.Because of unrelated circumstances and not because of Jeff's rival's request, IRS officialschecked the arithmetic on the Carpenters' forms. Their return was one of the less than onepercent that was selected for further examination.An IRS representative contacted Nancy and Jeff, asking them to meet with him and to bringverification of their moving expenses. At the meeting, the IRS representative ruled thatmany of their expenses, including the temporary storage of their furniture, were not taxdeductible. He asked the Carpenters to sign an agreement to pay the additional tax.

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Failure to furnish a completed copy of a prepared tax return no later than the time such return is presented for taxpayer signature may be subject to a penalty of?
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