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20 tips to avoid a tax audit of your small business return

IRS audits are stressful and costly. Learn best practices and tips that will reduce your chances of getting audited by the ...
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A New IRS Commissioner And The Promise Of More Efficient Tax Audits

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 18: The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) building on Thursday, Aug. 18, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) The Senate has officially ...
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How Long Can IRS Audit You? It Varies From 3 Years To Forever

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Oct 21, 2025, 09:24am EDT A stock photo of a Red Audit stamp on a ...
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The IRS Is 4 Times More Likely To Consider You For An Audit If You Make This Much Money

Audit rates dropped sharply -- down 46% -- between 2010 and 2018. The audit rate for individual tax returns went from 1.1% to just 0.6%, based on a Congressional Budget Office report. By 2022, the IRS ...
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The IRS Is Slashing Audits. That Doesn’t Mean You’re in the Clear.

The tax cuts enacted last month aren’t the only good news for high-income taxpayers. The risk of an in-depth audit by the Internal Revenue Service is likely to ease this year, reversing a two-year ...
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Fewer Agents, Fewer Audits: How IRS Staff Cuts Are Changing Enforcement

In May, the U.S. Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a report examining the details of the reduction in workforce that the IRS has been experiencing since the dismissal ...