I ordered a transcript from the IRS to try to figure out why they changed my Schedule H (before I figured it out myself).
The transcript arrived today. It says on the cover letter, "The transcript, however, does not contain changes made to the return, by either you or us, after you filed the return. Such changes could include your filing an amended return, corrections we make to the return...."
Great. So how, exactly, does a taxpayer get the IRS to tell him what changes were made after a return was filed, and why? Is there some other transcript I should have ordered instead of this one? Or is what I'm looking for, i.e., a simple, straightforward explanation of the changes to my return over time, something that the IRS is simply incapable of providing?