How did they verify if someone committed fraud or tax evasion in the 1950s for example?
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Okay, imagine when you draw a picture with your crayons. You need to color inside the lines and make it look nice. Well, when grown-ups had to check many paper tax papers, they did something like that too, but with numbers and words.
They had special workers called “tax examiners.” These examiners wore their special glasses and looked carefully at each paper to make sure the numbers were correct and the rules were followed, just like your drawing has to follow the rules of coloring.
They also had special books and guides that helped them know what numbers should be there. If something didn’t seem right, they would send a letter to the person who sent the tax paper. It’s a bit like when your teacher corrects your drawing and asks you to fix something.
It was a slow and careful job, just like how you carefully draw your pictures. Grown-ups did their best to catch mistakes or problems, just like when you ask your grown-ups for help if you’re not sure about something.
So, before computers, the grown-ups used their eyes and special tools to make sure everything was okay with the tax papers, a bit like how you use your crayons to make a nice picture!
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