Tax day 2011: Last-minute tips to keep the Internal Revenue Service away

Here are nine tips that tax experts (and the friendly Internal Revenue Service itself) offer to help keep you from getting audited, owing a penalty, paying more than you really owe, or having to file an amended return because of a mistake.

3. Consider an IRA or HSA contribution

One of those tax breaks might be for your Individual Retirement Account, if you can make a contribution by April 18, make sure it's tallied as "for 2010," and list it on your tax return. The maximum contribution for 2010 is $5,000 for people under age 50, and $6,000 for those 50 and over, says Intuit, the maker of TurboTax software. You can get a tax break by doing the same thing with your Health Savings Account, adds H&R Block.

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