The IRS audits very few returns, but mismatched income, overstated deductions, and easy-to-spot errors can still trigger IRS notices, reviews, and costly follow-ups.

HRSA’s “Audit Reporting Requirement Attestations” arrived in inboxes on Friday, March 22, 2024, and require a response by Friday, April 5, 2024. The government is under pressure to show that the money ...

With the 2023 tax season underway, some taxpayers are more likely than others to face audits from the IRS after filing. Research out from Stanford University found Black taxpayers are 2.9 to 4.7 times ...

You may picture a tax audit like a scene in the movies: IRS agents in dark suits show up at your door and sift through boxes of papers. Instead, most tax audits are much less dramatic. They usually ...

A tax audit is an examination of an individual or business tax return by the IRS to ensure the taxpayer has accurately reported income and paid the correct amount of taxes. Tax audits can be triggered ...

Franklin D. Roosevelt famously said, “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It’s good advice in general — unless you get an audit letter from the IRS. The agency’s authority to collect taxes ...

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 ...

SPRING LAKE — The town of Spring Lake has been put on notice about its failure to comply with state budget guidelines four years after the N.C. Office of the State Auditor stepped in to review the ...