| If you have been selected to have your income tax | | | | return simply was picked at random. The main reason |
| audited do not panic. IRS audits strike fear in most | | | | for an audit is to make sure your return was prepared |
| people but realize that with preparation you will survive | | | | correctly. |
| the ordeal. Take a deep breath and face the music. | | | | You must prove to the IRS that the deductions you |
| Chances are everything will be all right in the end. | | | | took were valid. The IRS does not have to prove that |
| Remember it is when you are preparing your taxes is | | | | they were invalid. So you need to show why. The IRS |
| when you are increasing your chances of an audit. | | | | does not have to show why not. |
| That is do you have any type of questionable | | | | Be early to your appointment with the IRS auditor. First |
| deductions? If so make sure you have all the correct | | | | being late never helps in any situation. But since the |
| documentation to back up the deduction. If there is a | | | | auditor will have more time to review your return while |
| particular tax code you are relying on for your | | | | he waits for you he might find something else to |
| deduction make sure you include a copy of it with your | | | | question. He is on a schedule so the time he has |
| filing. | | | | allotted is the time he has to meet with you. If you are |
| It is not the end of the world if you are audited. This is | | | | not there he will keep looking at your return. |
| something the IRS does every day. Sometimes your | | | | |