IRS Law Blog

Most IRS audits start because the IRS believes there is something wrong with your tax return. I mean, let’s face it, the IRS is not spending time auditing tax returns that they think are clean....

You paid your subcontractors, but did not send them a Form 1099 for the payments. You get audited, the IRS requests verification of the labor expense, and you provide the auditor with copies of your...

If you are being audited, and have concerns that the IRS may discover that you committed fraud your tax return, don’t go at it alone.  The stakes have become high – here are guidelines to...

What do you do when you disagree with an IRS auditor? A common misperception of IRS audits is that whatever the auditor says, stands. The reality is far different – an IRS auditor’s findings are...

Negotiating with the IRS can be frustrating for the uninitiated.  Intimidating.  Overwhelming. Stressful.  Not the best way to feel when entering into a negotiation, much less when the party on the other side has the...

Proceeding blindly is something that you rarely want to do with the IRS. If you owe back taxes, or have unfiled returns, or are in any way concerned about an IRS problem, it’s best to...

There is an uncanny consistency in the returns that I see the IRS auditing. The process that the IRS goes through to determine whether to audit a tax return is far from random.  The IRS...