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On the recordSeptember 20, 2016
If I were audited and the IRS showed up at my doorstep and they said, 'Where is the information?' and I said, 'My server crashed, sorry,' I don't think the IRS would be as lenient with me as the government has been with the IRS in such a circumstance.
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Jim Jordan
Republican · Ohio

Editor's note · Context

Jordan criticizes the IRS's leniency compared to how individuals are treated during audits.

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