{"id":53878,"date":"2018-02-06t09:41:15","date_gmt":"2018-02-06t14:41:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/48e130086c.nxcli.net\/?p=53878"},"modified":"2024-10-01t09:35:54","modified_gmt":"2024-10-01t13:35:54","slug":"clients-face-unreal-irs-audits","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"\/\/www.g005e.com\/2018\/02\/06\/clients-face-unreal-irs-audits\/","title":{"rendered":"when clients face ‘unreal’ irs audits"},"content":{"rendered":"
irs adopts confusing, misleading terminology. but it’s all very real.<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n by rick telberg<\/em> tax professionals and accounting firms need to be aware that their clients may face two kinds of internal revenue audits: real and unreal.<\/p>\n really.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n special report \u2013 fixing the irs<\/strong>: irs #fails at online services spell problems for professionals<\/a> | tax accountants fill the breach of a failing irs<\/a> | beware the ez way out<\/a> | can the irs improve its phone service?<\/a> | when clients face \u2018unreal\u2019 irs audits<\/a> | irs warns about private debt collectors for tax season 2018<\/a> \u00a0| underfunded irs swamped with problems<\/a> | irs in retreat from communities<\/a> | military personnel face new battles at home: the irs<\/a> | as new economy surges, irs falls further behind<\/a> | is the irs winning the battle against identity theft?<\/a> | irs mulls raising fees to cover budget shortfalls<\/a> \u00a0|<\/p>\n more at taxtrendlines.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n exclusively for pro members.\u00a0<\/span><\/strong>log in here<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a02022世界杯足球排名 today<\/a>.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n and it\u2019s the \u201cunreal\u201d audits that are going to become more common.<\/p>\n over irs objections, the tax advocacy service is using the term \u201cunreal\u201d audits in its 2017 annual report to congress. the irs called the terms \u201cinaccurate, misleading and a mischaracterization of irs interactions with taxpayers\u201d because the so-called \u201cunreal\u201d audits do not, in the irs opinion, qualify as audits, which, in its tax code, involve inspections of books and records.but the tas insists that taxpayers see little distinction between the two kinds of compliance actions, explaining in a footnote that \u201creceipt of a notice stating that the irs will increase the taxpayer\u2019s liability unless the taxpayer responds and provides acceptable documentation to support his or her return position feels like an audit, regardless of whether it is technically an audit\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n the difference<\/strong><\/p>\n the difference is crucial. because of the irs\u2019s narrow definition of what constitutes an audit, the tas says that<\/p>\n among the types of taxpayer contacts that the tas considers to be \u201cunreal\u201d audits are:<\/p>\n these contacts and their requests for information can lead to the same bullets of sweat as notification of an impending audit, and in some cases there is little difference in the way the irs conducts the two types of audits. the big difference is in the protections that come with a \u201creal\u201d audit but not with the less real kind. taxpayers essentially lose their right to challenge the irs position because the non-audit isn\u2019t considered a real audit.<\/p>\n less deterrence<\/strong><\/p>\n the differentiation also leads the irs to report what the tas calls misleading information on compliance contacts. for example, in 2016, the irs conducted fewer \u201creal\u201d audits, so its audit rate dipped to 0.7 percent, down from 0.9 percent in 2014. however, if the 8.5 million \u201cunreal\u201d audits were counted, the audit rate would be 6.3 percent. in effect, the tas says, \u201cthe irs is masking the true extent of its compliance activities, which touch millions more tax returns each year.\u201d if the irs reported the larger number, it might deter taxpayers from the temptations of noncompliance.<\/p>\n the situation is expected to worsen next year.<\/p>\n \u201cthe irs\u2019s \u2018future state\u2019 initiative calls for the increased use of these types of \u201cunreal\u201d audit programs,\u201d the tas report says, which will undoubtedly impact many more taxpayers.\u201d<\/p>\n the tas issued four recommendations to the irs.<\/p>\n irs adopts confusing, misleading terminology. but it’s all very real. by rick telberg 卡塔尔世界杯常规比赛时间 tax professionals and accounting firms need to be aware that their clients may face two kinds of internal revenue audits: real and unreal. really. special … continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2303,3120,1906,2246],"tags":[738],"class_list":["post-53878","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-tax-season","category-pro-member-exclusive","category-tax-practice","category-busy-season","tag-irs"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n
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