[skeeter]

The IRS must be just foolin’ with this ‘retention requirements’ stuff.

[1rudeboy]

I've seen people lose cases because they failed to keep records. (But that's because they couldn't defend themselves properly).

I remember one guy who claimed (in a non-criminal case) that he never received any of the IRS' letters (some of which were sent registered mail). The IRS attorney said, "but you opened, cashed, and deposited all of your refund checks within days." The guy lost on that argument.