IRS Audits

Texas Tax Return Examination Attorney

For Experienced Representation in IRS Audits

Contact John McDuff, Attorney at Law

There are two kinds of audits that individuals and businesses sometimes must confront:

• Office audits, in which a few categories of expenses are selected from your tax return, and you are asked to bring in checks and receipts to prove that deductions were based on actual expenses.
• Field audit, which usually involves a detailed examination of a tax return, where you have to substantiate every item.

While audits can consist solely of providing checks and receipts, it is surprising how often issues of tax law are involved, even in office audits. If you have a complex return, a return showing a very high income, or a return for which very few checks and receipts are available, you may need a tax attorney to handle the audit. This is especially true when the return has been filed late, or the IRS has filed one for you. It is just mandatory when you believe it is possible for the IRS to accuse you of tax fraud. You want to deal with these issues at audit, instead of other places where your case might go.

The statute of limitations for audits is generally three years. Typically the audit will be for the earliest two years of this period. If the IRS finds significant deficiencies in the earlier returns, they usually expand the audit to include the most recent year.

When to Call a Lawyer About an IRS Audit

Any notification that there will be an audit is a good reason to consider having an Attorney-CPA who has a deep knowledge of tax law, and can also deal with records and accounting issues, to protect your rights and work toward the most favorable outcome.

The quality of my work is well recognized by my clients, and I have received the AV rating* under Martindale-Hubbell’s peer review rating system.

I am John McDuff, a tax attorney in Austin, Texas. My experience as a CPA enhances my ability to handle your audit. I handle audits for individuals, corporations, LLCs, partnerships and all kinds of businesses. I work for you; I represent you with respect to your audit problems and achieve results, by obtaining as favorable an outcome as possible. contact me at 512.457.1177 to schedule an appointment.

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