tax audit | audit-defense

HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION: IS THIS REALLY AN IRS AUDIT RED FLAG?

HOME OFFICE DEDUCTION: IS THIS REALLY AN IRS AUDIT RED FLAG? If you use part of your home as a designated office space, the question is: ...

IRS TAX AUDIT HELP: DO THEY HAVE ANY PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS?

IRS TAX AUDIT HELP: DO THEY HAVE ANY PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS? When it comes to Taxation and Audits, many people claim to be “Tax Experts...

IRS TAX AUDIT PROBLEM? WHO IS WRITING THESE BOOKS?

IRS TAX AUDIT PROBLEM? WHO IS WRITING THESE BOOKS? These days you can find books written on just about any topic, but the real question i...

TRUE STORIES OF A TAX ACCOUNTANT: PHANTOM BUSINESS MONEY LAUNDERING?

TRUE STORIES OF A TAX ACCOUNTANT: PHANTOM BUSINESS MONEY LAUNDERING? I had quite the interesting predicament this year. One of my clients...

IRS TAX AUDIT DEFENSE: PRODUCT VS. SERVICE VS. INSURANCE

IRS TAX AUDIT DEFENSE: PRODUCT VS. SERVICE VS. INSURANCE So you’ve received an IRS tax audit letter or a NYS tax audit letter. Do you nee...

SCAMMERS VS. REAL IRS AGENTS

HOW DO YOU KNOW IF IT’S A SCAM OR AN IRS AUDIT? Phone scams where callers impersonate real IRS agents working on a tax audit and request ...

THE IRS' NEW PRIVATE COLLECTION PROGRAM

Authorized by Congress under Section 32102 of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act (FAST Act), the IRS is required to use priv...

REAL LIFE CASE STUDY:DANGER OF IRS INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS

A client was audited by New York State for their 2015 Married Filing Jointly tax return in 2016. Without communicating with me, they fell...

DANGER OF IRS INFORMATION SHARING AGREEMENTS

The IRS has established 88 Information Sharing Agreements with the states, municipalities and state labor departments. They put these in ...

PROTECT YOURSELF FROM NEW AUDIT RISK

YOU may be audited within the next -5- years. A) WHY ARE YOU THE AUDIT TARGET? Because … The IRS audits 1.25 million returns of the enti...

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