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Why Am I Being Audited and How Does the IRS Conduct Them?

RogerRossmeisl

As appearing at the IRS web page entitled “IRS Audits” An IRS audit is a review/examination of an organization’s or individual’s books, accounts and financial records to ensure information reported on their tax return is reported correctly according to the tax laws and to verify the reported amount of tax is correct.

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Issues to Consider After Your File Your Tax Return

RogerRossmeisl

The tax filing deadline for 2021 has passed. Now that your tax return has been successfully filed with the IRS, there may still be some issues to bear in mind. You can throw some tax records away now You should hang onto tax records related to your return for as long as the IRS can audit your return or assess additional taxes.

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How to Maintain Compliance Documentation for Sales Tax Audits | TaxConnex

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Maintaining compliance documentation is crucial for businesses to ensure smooth and successful audits. Unfortunately, many businesses find themselves unprepared when faced with an audit, lacking the necessary documentation. These certificates validate the tax-exempt status of certain sales and are vital during an audit.

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Questions You May Still Have After Filing Your Tax Return

RogerRossmeisl

If you’ve successfully filed your 2022 tax return with the IRS, you may think you’re done with taxes for another year. But some questions may still crop up about the return. Which tax records can you throw away now? Here are brief answers to three questions that we’re frequently asked at this time of year.

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Preparing Your Client for a Tax Audit: Walking the Taxpayer Through IRS Audits 101

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One of the many roles we play as tax planners is as the taxpayers audit support system. Just the word audit can cause the typical taxpayer to panic. We can help reduce taxpayer stress by orienting them to audit basics long before that notice comes in the mail. billion of potentially fraudulent ERC claims.

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How to Survive an IRS Audit

RogerRossmeisl

IRS audit rates are historically low, according to the latest data, but that’s little consolation if your return is among those selected to be examined. Here’s how to survive an IRS audit. In fiscal year 2019, the IRS audited approximately 0.4% But with proper preparation and planning, you should fare well.

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IRS Audits May Be Increasing, So Be Prepared

RogerRossmeisl

The IRS just released its audit statistics for the 2020 fiscal year and fewer taxpayers had their returns examined as compared with prior years. But even though a small percentage of returns are being chosen for audit these days, that will be little consolation if yours is one of them. For example, in 2020, 2.2%

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