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Help, I Received an Audit
Everyone knows that IRS tax audits are serious matters. Anyone that has ever received an income taxes audit will tell you what a stressful and overwhelming experience it is. Many people are under the impression that they have always filed their taxes ethically and honestly so they are completely shocked when they are audited. The truth is that anyone can be audited, and the best protection that you can have during an audit is that of an experienced tax attorney.
I learned that the IRS computers randomly select returns each year for auditing. The random IRS tax audits can affect any type of worker from a part-time college student to a salaried wage earner. These random audits usually require that you furnish specific documents to the government by mail. Once you provide the requested documentation that the IRS wants, the income taxes audit will conclude.
The more serious form of the audit is the office audit. The IRS will request that you come into their office and meet with an IRS agent. They will ask that you bring along specific documents that they will want to question you about.
I knew that I needed to find a tax attorney to help me with this audit. I needed someone to offer me guidance that was capable of dealing with the IRS and that had the knowledge that I needed to prepare myself.
The attorney that I contacted reassured me that by enlisting in their services that I would significantly increase my chances of reaching a successful conclusion to my income taxes audit. The tax attorney promised that they had extensive knowledge of tax law and that they knew how to deal with the IRS.
One of the best benefits of enlisting the help of an attorney is that a tax attorney will attend the office audit on your behalf and deal with the IRS agents. They will not fall prey to the IRS’s attempt to obtain additional information that may incriminate you.
My tax attorney also informed me that I would be protected by the attorney client privilege which meant that all of the information that I shared with my attorney could not be shared with the IRS.
IRS tax audits can be very unnerving. If you are in over your head, or if you just can not deal with the stress and anxiety of sitting down with an IRS agent, an attorney can successfully represent you.