The Urge To Fudge On the 1040.

With just a few more days to file your tax returns, you may be tempted -- especially in this down economy -- to shave a little income, maybe, or add a little more to your deductions. After all, what are the odds of being audited? (For the record: Only about 1.4 million of the 135 million returns filed each year are audited and of those, only about 310,000 taxpayers are forced to look an I.R.S. agent in the eye and explain their numbers.) [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]