Surviving an IRS Tax Audit

Name: Surviving an IRS Tax Audit
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ISBN: 9781413318647

ISBN-10: 1413318649

ISBN-13: 9781413318647

Edition: 3rd

Authors: Attorney Daily

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Worried about escaping an audit intact? Then you needSurviving an IRS Tax Audit.This book explains what to say, what to do, even what to wear, so that a visit from the auditor doesn't turn into a disaster.With special material pulled directly from IRS training manuals, this essential guide exposes the tricks of the auditor's trade. It provides you with a profile of People Most Likely To Be Audited (small business owners and contractors, step carefully!) and discusses whether or not the IRS can examine your "lifestyle" during an audit, rather than stick to the tax return. It also suggests three steps to take when an unreasonable auditor goes too far.A new section with answers to 20…

Book details

List price: $34.99
Edition: 3rd
Publisher: NOLO
Publication date: 12/31/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 228
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.792
Language: English




Audit Review


What's an Audit?


Do You Have to Know Tax Law to Win an Audit?


Timing of Audits


Why You Were Selected for Audit


Audit Goals


Your Rights During an Audit



Correspondence Audits and Other IRS Notices


Correspondence (Mail) Audits


Service Center Automated Adjustment Notices (Not Real Audits)



Office Audits


Call to Schedule the Audit


Prepare for the Audit



Field Audits


Call to Schedule the Audit


Prepare for the Audit



How an Auditor Prepares for an Office or Field Audit


Taxpayer Interview


Information Document Request


Summons


Third-Party Contacts


IRS Files


Other Government and Private Records



Attending an Office or Field Audit


Who Should Attend the Audit?


What to Bring to the Audit


How to Behave-Playing It Cool at Your Audit


Negotiating With an Auditor



Ending an Office or Field Audit


Slowing Down an Audit


Extending an Audit


Rushing a Field Audit


When the Audit Is Over



Appealing Your Audit


How to Appeal an Audit


How the Appeals Office Works


Preparing Your Presentation


Meeting the Appeals Officer


Limits on IRS Settlements on Appeal


If You Are Billed for an Audit You Didn't Know About



Going to Court


When Not to Go to Tax Court


Tax Court Small Cases


Tax Court Regular Cases


Other Federal Courts


Bankruptcy Court


Appealing to Higher Courts



Help Beyond This Book


Finding and Using a Tax Pro


Researching Tax Questions



The Twenty Most Frequently Asked Questions About Audits


Index