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IRS Audits

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  • May 9, 2013

    When I get a letter from the IRS — and yes, it’s happened — I get a chill. Am I in trouble? Did I miss a deadline or overlook...

  • April 9, 2013

    Doing your taxes feels as fun as a trip to the emergency ward. So, you waited. And waited.

    And here you are.

    There are two main reasons people wait until the last minute to file taxes: either they owe the government money or something...

  • February 19, 2013

    The IRS has been stepping up its efforts to ensure that Americans are accurately reporting the taxes they owe. This means that the IRS is auditing a growing number of taxpayers, especially those with high incomes and complex financial...

  • October 11, 2012

    This past New Year's Eve, any impulse I had to ring in 2012 on a high note was drowned out by alarm bells from Uncle Sam.

    On that day, my wife and I received separate eight-page letters from the Internal Revenue Service informing us that we...