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• To mail or otherwise transmit to an IRS service center the taxpayer's information, in specified format, about income and tax liability. This information-the return-can be filed on paper, electronically (e-file).

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  American Psychological Association (APA)

  file a return. (n.d.). Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/file-a-return.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  file a return. apps.irs.gov. Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/file-a-return (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "file a return." Understanding Taxes Student Glossary. Internal Revenue Service. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/file-a-return.

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