• "per computer" on return transcript?

    From Rich@21:1/5 to All on Sat Oct 2 13:00:30 2021
    When I look at my 2020 return transcript at irs.gov
    I see quasi-repeated lines. For example:
    CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS: (Schedule D):
    CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS: SCH D PER COMPUTER:

    or

    TOTAL INCOME:
    TOTAL INCOME PER COMPUTER

    what do those "per computer" lines mean?

    (FWIW, this is an e-filed return.)
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    Rich Carreiro

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  • From ira smilovitz@21:1/5 to Rich on Mon Oct 4 00:15:23 2021
    On Saturday, October 2, 2021 at 1:00:55 PM UTC-4, Rich wrote:
    When I look at my 2020 return transcript at irs.gov
    I see quasi-repeated lines. For example:
    CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS: (Schedule D):
    CAPITAL GAIN OR LOSS: SCH D PER COMPUTER:

    or

    TOTAL INCOME:
    TOTAL INCOME PER COMPUTER

    what do those "per computer" lines mean?

    (FWIW, this is an e-filed return.)
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    Rich Carreiro

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    "Per computer" is the amount calculated by the IRS computers from the third-party documents the IRS received. It often is slightly less than the amount shown on the tax return because the IRS computers tend to truncate pennies and not round them.

    Ira Smilovitz, EA
    Leonia, NJ

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