Tax Audits

We have represented hundreds of clients through the audit process. Should you receive an audit notice from the IRS, we can represent you in the audit process. Representing yourself can be risky as you may not be familiar with how the audit process works, and you may reveal information that is not required to be disclosed. Moreover, auditors are trained to interrogate taxpayers to reveal information that can be used by the IRS to discover income and disallow expenses.

You should be aware that two often used audit techniques by the IRS is to disallow expenses that cannot be substantiated, and to examine bank records to attempt to impute income based on a taxpayer's deposits. We can help you counter these techniques.

Our effective legal representation can:

• Ensure that only required or appropriate information is disclosed.
• Speak to the tax authorities for you as the law allows an attorney to represent the client without the client's presence.
• Help you reconstruct your records if you lose your documentation or records.
• Help dispute the IRS's claim that additional income needs to be reported or that deductions should be disallowed.

Note: You should always respond to any notice of an income tax audit by the IRS. The failure to respond to an audit notice can lead to the IRS imposing substantial taxes on you above what you actually owe, and to the assessment of penalties and interest. Also, failure to respond could lead to garnishment of your wages, and levy or seizure of your assets and property.