Audits

In our previous post, we began looking at the difference between tax fraud and tax negligence. As we noted, the difference is between being mistaken or careless, or perhaps reckless, and intentionally attempting to deceive the IRS in tax reporting.The IRS’...

For readers who do their own taxes, chances are most have made a mistake at some point that required correction. For some, the correction may have been made automatically by the IRS, while others may have gotten a call to clear things up.Those who have made...

Disputes with the Internal Revenue Service can become quite involved, especially when there is a lot of money in dispute. The IRS, like any bureaucracy, has various procedures it is required to follow when investigating taxpayers, and taxpayers have due process rights...

We’ve been looking in recent posts at extension agreements between the IRS and taxpayers, which extend the deadline for IRS to assess additional tax and can allow taxpayers more time to provide documentation when they disagree with IRS audit findings.  As...

There are certain activities out there that some people do as a business while others do as a hobby. Art is among these activities. Professional artists or other individuals who are trying to make a business out of one of these activities can face scrutiny from the...

In recent posts, we’ve been looking briefly at the statute of limitations for the IRS to pursue additional payments in tax audits. As we noted last time, the IRS generally has three years to make tax assessments, does sometimes ask taxpayers to agree to an...

Previously, we looked briefly at the time limitations for the Georgia Department of Revenue to conduct an audit and assess penalties on a taxpayer. As we noted, three years is the general rule, though six years is the maximum amount of time the state has to assess...

One of the issues taxpayers need to be aware of when coming under a tax audit is that tax authorities at both the state and the federal level don't have an unlimited amount of time with which to pursue unpaid taxes. There is a time limit for tax authorities to act,...

Taxes are no fun to prepare, but doing them correctly can reduce the chances that the IRS will audit you. The likelihood of an audit is already very small, but it can increase significantly if you make mistakes, lie on your form or earn $1 million or more. The IRS...

If you have been following our blog on tax audits, you have learned why the IRS may require an in-depth tax review and what factors may lead to an audit. Although you file your tax returns in a timely manner and provide honest information on your tax return forms, you...