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IRS Audit

17 Jan IRS Stakeholder Liaison Meeting Summary – Denver January 2012

Posted at 00:00h in Business Expense, Colorado Department of Revenue, Intent To Levy, Intent To Lien, International Tax, IRA, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Centralized Insolvency, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement, IRS Transcript, Marijuana, Medical Expenses, Offshore account, PTIN, Retirement

Attached is the summary of the IRS Stakeholder Liaison Meeting I attended on January 4th 2012 in Denver, Colorado as produced by Deborah Rodgers of the IRS. Some interesting insights were revisited. The most provocative discussion surrounded the comments made by Matthew Houtsma of District...

17 Nov Reconstruction of Tax Records

Posted at 00:00h in IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, Tax Abuse, Tax Credit, Tax Deductible Expenses, Tax Fraud, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, United States Treasury

Treasury Regulation 1.274-5 allows for a deduction without complete documentation if you can show that you have 'substantially complied' with adequate adequate record keeping requirements. This statute is code for ...

10 Oct Dwelling Unit vs. Primary Residence

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, Rental Real Estate, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests, Uncertain Tax Position

Many taxpayers have both a dwelling unit and a principal place of residence. Understanding the difference between the two is important for a wide variety of reasons. The file that landed on my desk today involves such a matter. The taxpayer has a dwelling unit...

04 Oct Communicating with the IRS Requires Organized + Detailed Note Taking

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Basis, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, Tax Court, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

When you call the IRS I suggest doing it as early in the work day as possible to minimize wait time. Have a pen and pad of paper in hand and ideally be sitting in front of a computer. Write your questions down in advance...

30 Sep Burden of Proof

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Cancelled Debt, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Levy, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement

The IRS as many of you are painfully aware is often looked upon as accusing first without due process requiring the tax payer to shoulder the burden of proof in regards to his or her innocence relevant to the Internal Revenue Code. In other words...

29 Sep IRS Expanding Audits to Unrelated Tax Years and Tax Matters

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation

According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) the IRS needs to expand audits to other tax years and tax matters when large dollar amounts are involved in a preexisting audit making it all the more important to know exactly what you are...

18 Aug Trends in IRS Collection and Enforcement

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, Tax Abuse, Tax Fraud

According to a report filed by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration there has been a 19 % increase of enforcement personnel serving in the Collection and Examination function of the IRS since Fiscal Year 2006. Whereas on average overall IRS staffing increased 4 percent during...

02 Aug What The IRS Instructs You To Do If You Have NOT Filed Your Taxes

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Back Taxes Owed, Currently Not Collectible, IRS Appeal, IRS Audit, IRS Collections, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Lien, IRS Mediation, IRS Penalties, IRS Penalty and Interest Abatement

Basically the simple answer is file your tax forms with both the US Federal government and applicable state governments. Start by filing the previous 3 years of income tax returns ASAP. It is possible the IRS may have already filed returns for you. Under Section 6020(b)...

22 Jul The Use of Quick Books by IRS Auditors

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, Audit Technique Guide, IRS Audit, IRS Enforcement, IRS Examination, IRS Mediation, Tax Guidance & Preparation, Tax Problems & Requests

In January 2011 IRS agents began to audit Quickbooks data files and will require a copy of your QuickBooks data, if used, to help them with the audit. YIKES! These are some of my suggestions to prepare for a tax audit involving Quickbooks. Make an annual backup that matches...

05 Jul Do You Have A Business? Or Is It A Hobby?

Posted at 00:00h in Appeals & Audit Resolution, Audit Reconsideration, Business Expense, Correspondence Audit, Deductible Expense, Disallowed Expenses, Entity Classification, IRS Audit, IRS Examination, Tax Deductible Expenses

The IRS has developed a rule of thumb for analyzing business losses called the Hobby Loss Rule of Thumb that basically says if a business reports a net profit in 3 out of the last 5 years it is presumed to be a for-profit business. Similarly...