The IRS examined your return and concluded you owe more than you reported. You believe they’re wrong. This is not the end of the road — it’s actually just the
Your written response to an IRS audit letter is the foundation of your entire case. A clear, organized, professional response moves the audit toward closure. A defensive, incomplete, or rambling
If you file a Schedule C, the IRS pays closer attention to your return than it does to a standard W-2 employee. Self-employed filers are audited at roughly 4.4 times
The moment you open an IRS audit notice, one instinct kicks in: panic. Resist it. Most audits are correspondence audits — resolved entirely by mail, focused on one or two
The IRS doesn’t randomly select returns to audit. Its Discriminant Information Function (DIF) scoring system assigns every return a numeric score based on how far it deviates from statistical norms
Getting a letter saying you’ve been selected for an “examination” is alarming. But the word “audit” covers three very different experiences — and knowing which type you’re dealing with is