My point was that (at least some) standard US tax software rounds to dollars on intermediate results, apparently permitted and required by the IRS.
...while financial institutions send reports to clients and the IRS that have the totals rounded only at the end, meaning the things that are supposed to match don't and can't.
Even though they are both in dollars, they are not consistent even to the nearest dollar.
...while financial institutions send reports to clients and the IRS that have the totals rounded only at the end, meaning the things that are supposed to match don't and can't.
Even though they are both in dollars, they are not consistent even to the nearest dollar.