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Can I appeal an IRS audit? How?

Asked on May 14th, 2015 on Taxation - Michigan
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I am the sole proprietor of a small business. I was recently audited by the IRS and the findings came out of left field.
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Commercial & Bankruptcy Law Attorney serving Powell, OH at Ronald K. Nims
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The first thing is to challenge the audit report to the auditor's supervisor. ?Some auditors come to amazing conclusions (I had one that wasn't familiar with the concept of a checking account or that expenses could be paid with a little piece of paper called a check. ?I've had several that didn't grasp that regardless of the amount of revenue taxable income was revenue minus expenses - "Your client had sales of $4 million dollars, so it's taxable income must have been at least $1 million.") ? If that doesn't result in a satisfactory resolution.
Answered on May 18th, 2015 at 5:43 AM

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Personal Injury Attorney serving Greenville, SC at The Greene Law Firm, P.A.
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Yes you can appeal. The instructions to do so are in your determination letter. It is best to have a professional representative to handle the appeal.
Answered on May 14th, 2015 at 3:02 PM

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Appellate Attorney serving Grosse Pointe Farms, MI at Musilli Brennan Associates, PLLC
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Probably you would hire an attorney familiar with tax practice who would in turn engage an accountant to assist and keep the costs as low as possible while maintaining attorney-client privilege due to the engagement of the account by the firm.
Answered on May 14th, 2015 at 3:01 PM

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