Key Takeaways
- Generally, what is Brotman Law’s strategy in an IRS audit?
- So when we look at a return in the context of an audit.
- In doing that and in identifying the areas we think are at most risk, that’s where we devote our focus and attention to the audit.
Generally, what is Brotman Law’s strategy in an IRS audit? So the strategy that we have in the firm for IRS audits is essentially what I call seeing the playing field. It’s really important in an IRS audit because of the way that tax returns get audited, to understand what you’re dealing with going into
the audit.
So when we look at a return in the context of an audit. We’re constantly trying to figure out what about this return is special? Why did it get audited? Where does the IRS see the large propensity for
an adjustment?
In doing that and in identifying the areas we think are at most risk, that’s where we devote our focus and attention to the audit. We certainly want to prepare for everything, but by focusing on the areas that we believe the auditor is going to focus it on, we can help mitigate a lot of the
client’s risk.
Again, the goal is to control the scope of information and to make as good of a presentation to the auditor in order to minimize the time spent in the audit and get out as quickly as possible. We’re trying to maximize efficiency, we’re trying to minimize risk, and we’re trying to conclude the audit as quickly as we can. That’s the way our firm handles
IRS audits.
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