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So, what is an IRS audit?
An IRS audit is a review/examination of an organization’s or individual’s accounts and financial information to ensure information is being reported correctly, according to the tax laws, to verify the amount of tax reported is accurate.
IRS Publication 556, Examination of Returns, Appeal Rights and Claims for Refund explains the audit process in more detail.
When IRS selects a tax return for audit does not always suggest that an error has been made.
Returns are selected using a variety of methods, including:
- Random selection and computer screening – sometimes returns are selected based solely on a statistical formula.
- Document matching – when payor records, such as Forms W-2 or Form 1099, don’t match the information reported.
- Related examinations – returns may be selected for audit when they involve issues or transactions with other taxpayers, such as business partners or investors, whose returns were selected for audit.
IRS Tax Audit Methods
An audit may be conducted by mail or through an in-person interview and review of the taxpayer’s records.
The interview may be at an IRS office (office audit) or at the taxpayer’s home, place of business, or accountant’s office (field audit).
The IRS will tell you what records are needed. Audits can result in no changes or changes. Any proposed changes to your return will be explained.
IRS Tax Audit Notification
Should your account be selected for audit, you will be notified in two ways:
- By mail, or
- By telephone
In the case of a telephone contact, the IRS will still send a letter confirming the audit. Please note, E-mail notification is not used by the IRS.
Your Rights During an IRS Tax Audit
Publication 1, Your Rights as a Taxpayer, explains your rights as a taxpayer as well as the examination, appeal, collection, and refund processes.
These rights include:
• A right to professional and courteous treatment by IRS employees.
• A right to privacy and confidentiality about tax matters.
• A right to know why the IRS is asking for information, how the IRS will use it and what will happen if the requested information is not provided.
• A right to representation, by oneself or an authorized representative.
• A right to appeal disagreements, both within the IRS and before the courts.
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