There also have been complaints that assembly line managers have been abusive toward staff if they miss deadlines or make mistakes.

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Taxpayers who miss deadlines find themselves facing IRS collection actions and must enter a lengthy audit reconsideration process of the erroneous determinations.

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You make mistakes, lose things, miss deadlines.

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They start procrastinating and miss deadlines.

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If you miss those deadlines, your options for contesting a change to your return could be limited.

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If your office is cluttered or disorganized, you may waste valuable time searching for papers and phone numbers, or you could miss important deadlines, Burton Ways says.

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Unlike journalists covering a specific beat, with deadlines and quotas to meet, I feel no anxiety if I miss important developments, and I feel no urge to compete for and break big stories.

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