All those years later, he still had the car's title that listed its vehicle identification number (VIN), which matched the VIN on eBay.

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For example, it has already put in place new computer codes to reject claims with a nonqualifying vehicle year and for the 2011 tax year (not for returns filed this year) it will require credit claimers to list the 17 character alpha-numeric vehicle identification number (VIN) .

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