Contractors face a higher risk of IRS scrutiny. Organizing records, analyzing discrepancies, and professional representation are key to a favorable outcome.

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 ...

When taxpayers submit their returns this year, they will hope they have faithfully fulfilled their civic duties and can rest on their laurels — at least until next spring. But for millions of ...

Getting an audit letter from the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) can be stressful, but it doesn't automatically mean you're in legal trouble. "Don't panic," says tax attorney Alyssa Maloof Whatley. "A ...

Avoid costly IRS trouble. Learn 13 common tax filing mistakes that could delay your refund, trigger audits, or lead to ...

A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images) The IRS’s primary tool for flagging tax returns for audit is a “first-wave” AI system that includes inputs from humans, ...

I don’t know of anybody who likes getting any letters from the IRS, especially one that is either a focused audit inquiry or the beginning of a real audit. How do you reduce the risk of getting any of ...

Most tax audits don't start because someone tried to cheat the system. Take it from me, I was audited three times by the IRS in my 20s. A good-faith error one year ...

The Internal Revenue Service doesn't collect data on taxpayers' race or ethnicity, but some of its methods could lead to disparities in its audit rate, according to a new report. The GAO report ...