I’m a tax expert — here’s how I avoid IRS audits every year - A quarter of taxpayers worry about being audited ...

The IRS audits very few returns, but mismatched income, overstated deductions, and easy-to-spot errors can still trigger IRS notices, reviews, and costly follow-ups.

Audit rates dropped sharply -- down 46% -- between 2010 and 2018. The audit rate for individual tax returns went from 1.1% to just 0.6%, based on a Congressional Budget Office report. By 2022, the IRS ...

One of the new realities for U.S. taxpayers includes the responsibility for managing an IRS correspondence audit. What should you do if you are contacted regarding any form of IRS audit? Did you know ...

Getting an audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can cause concern for even the most organized taxpayer. If you've received one of these letters after filing your taxes, you might ...

The second wave of "tax time" is just around the corner. Those who filed for extensions have until October 15 to submit their 1040, and that deadline brings with it another round of apprehension among ...

Getting an audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be stressful, but it doesn't automatically mean you're in legal trouble. "Don't panic," says tax attorney Alyssa Maloof Whatley. "A ...

Most tax audits don't start because someone tried to cheat the system. Take it from me, I was audited three times by the IRS in my 20s. A good-faith error one year ...

With the tax filing season officially closed—including the October 15 extensions—the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is preparing to resume its audits after the prolonged government shutdown during the ...

In May, the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report examining the details of the reduction in workforce that the IRS has been experiencing since the dismissal ...