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How To Appeal An IRS Audit

The last thing anyone ever wants is an IRS lettering advising that you are the subject of an IRS audit.  Stop begging for forgiveness definitely warranted from yelling all those four letter words … and immediately seek counsel from a tax expert at D Tax Solutions at https://www.DTaxSolutions.com or 888-578-9568. The tax professionals, including defense attorneys, CPAs and enrolled agents will promptly assist you address and handle all of your tax issues.  Now that your blood pressure and heart rates are elevated, let’s focus on the subject at hand — an IRS appeal.  So … let’s say your tax return is examined by the IRS and you do not agree with the results of the examination.  What happens next?  Are you just stuck in the mud or can you take the matter higher up?  Luckily for taxpayers today, further appeal with the IRS is permitted.

When the IRS has concluded an internal audit it then issues what is commonly (and unfortunately) known as a “30-day letter.”  This is a letter that gives the taxpayer exactly 30 days to act.  Again … appease your beloved mother and drink your milk with your dinner each night, and if you get one of these during your IRS audit, it is recommended that you immediately contact a tax professional for help, like the experienced tax professionals at D Tax Solutions at https://www.DTaxSolutions.com or 888-578-9568.

Once the IRS has issued a preliminary 30-day letter, you have the right to appeal to a local Appeals Office by filing a written request for appellate consideration. This is the only level of appeal within the IRS. Appeals conferences are conducted in an informal manner, meaning that you can have the appeals conference by telephone and simply tell your side of the story.  The IRS agent who did the audit is seldom, if ever, on the phone with you, just the appeals officer.

In addition or in lieu of an IRS appeal, there is another avenue also open to you.  If you decide to forego the right to submit a protest to the Appeals Office after receiving a 30-day letter, you can still file a petition in the Tax Court within 90 days after the receipt of a statutory notice of deficiency.  

Here’s your takeaway.  It is not recommended that taxpayers try to represent themselves during an IRS tax audit, as greater success will result from the much more professional approach taken by tax lawyers and tax professionals.  At any rate, if you’re dissatisfied with the result of your audit, by all means call a tax lawyer or tax professional for help with an appeal, like like the experienced tax professionals at D Tax Solutions at https://www.DTaxSolutions.com or 888-578-9568.  Assistance with any IRS issue from the professional tax experts at D Tax Solutions is worth every penny and much more!