Category Archives: IRS Tax Audit

Ideas to Help Audit Proof Your Tax Return

  No one likes the stress involved when your tax return is under the audit spotlight. Here are some ideas to avoid some of the more common audit triggers. Report everything that has an informational tax return.If you are like … Continue reading

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IRS TAX AUDITS- PART IV

Please read our seven part blog series on IRS tax audits.  We have answered some of the most asked questions we receive regarding tax audits. Can you request the audit be conducted at the IRS office instead of at your … Continue reading

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IRS TAX AUDITS- PART III

Please read our seven part blog series on IRS tax audits.  We have answered some of the most asked questions we receive regarding tax audits. Where will the audit be held? It depends on the type of audit being conducted. … Continue reading

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IRS TAX AUDITS- PART II

Please read our seven part blog series on IRS tax audits.  We have answered some of the most asked questions we receive regarding tax audits. Why was my return selected for audit? When returns are filed, they are compared against … Continue reading

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IRS TAX AUDITS- PART I

Please read our seven part blog series on IRS tax audits.  We have answered some of the most asked questions we receive regarding tax audits. Does the IRS ever contact a taxpayer or the tax preparer via e-mail to initiate … Continue reading

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IRS Expands Fast-Track Settlement Program for Small Businesses Under Audit

The Internal Revenue Service expanded nationwide the roll-out of its streamlined Fast Track Settlement program, which aims to help small businesses under audit settle their differences with the IRS over their tax debts more quickly. The Fast Track Settlement program … Continue reading

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What Are Your Audit Odds?

Do you wonder what your odds are of being selected for an IRS audit? Statistics just released for tax returns filed in 2011 and audited in 2012 show a 1% audit rate for individual tax returns. About 3.6% of business … Continue reading

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Audit Target: The Sole Proprietor

  A sole proprietor is someone who owns an unincorporated business by himself or her self. Each year the IRS publishes their activities in a publication called the Data Book. And each year for the past number of years the … Continue reading

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The Chances of Being Audited

  An IRS Tax Audit can be one of the scariest situations a person or business can face. Often times the IRS has a distinct advantage because the average person doesn’t know enough tax law to defend him/herself against an … Continue reading

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Audit Target: The Sole Proprietor

Each year the IRS publishes their activities in a publication called the Data Book. And each year for the past number of years the number one target of audits are those tax returns with a Schedule C for small business … Continue reading

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