Opinions vary and there are many old wives tales about what triggers an audit.

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There are many old wives tales about what triggers an audit: home office deductions, passive losses, schedule C (sole proprietorship) activities, etc.

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Some of the exhibits might be called "Remedies and Old Wives Tales, " if you believe that a child who sucks duck breath will cure a throat ailment.

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So I began a quest to investigate the truth behind the old wives' tales, alarming newspaper headlines and government guidelines, and to probe deeper into the inner world of the developing child.

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That was an old wives' tale.

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On December 8th he proposed a new allowance for spouses (usually wives) looking after dependants (children, the old and handicapped).

ECONOMIST: Ireland

"As Henry VIII discovered, with at least two of his wives, this is the perfect place to bring an old flame, " Mr Johnson said.

BBC: Highwire act Boris Johnson defies political gravity

Instead of Nelson Mandela, Mr Hague's warm-up act was Jim Davidson, who has dropped his old jokes about his black mate "Chalky White" in favour of jibes about his previous wives.

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