These audits are generally more thorough than the so-called regular types of audits because of their basis in research. Matching Programs Under this type of audit the IRS would match various reporting documents, such as Forms 1099 for dividends or interest, with the income reported on the tax return.
The metric system was first proposed in 1791. It was adopted by the French revolutionary assembly in 1795, and the first metric standards (a standard meter bar and kilogram bar) were adopted in 1799. There was considerable resistence to the system at first, and its use was not made compulsory in France until 1837.
Updated February 03, 2017. The metric system is a system of units of measurement established from its beginnings in 1874 by diplomatic treaty to the more modern General Conference on Weights and Measures - CGPM (ConferÃ©rence GÃ©nÃ©rale des Poids et Measures). The modern system is actually called the International System of Units or SI.