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Blue Ridge Tax is here to provide you with IRS representation services.  Allow us to help defend you against the IRS and avoid an adverse tax result .  Don't go it alone.

An IRS audit can be triggered by numerous reasons such as irregularities on a taxpayer's tax return or simply because the taxpayer had bad luck of being selected at random.

Most commonly, a tax return will be audited because the information reported on the return differs from other sources IRS sources.  This can occur if you forget to report an item of income on your return, the IRS records are incorrect or the IRS makes a mistake.  In this case, the IRS first course of actions is to send you a letter to explain the difference.  Very often these types of matters are very easy to clear up yourself without the assistance of a tax professional.  One point of caution is that a quick and through response should be made to these types of letters and all IRS correspondence requesting a response. 

Failure to respond timely will be looked upon very unfavorably by the IRS and can result in your file being placed into collections or an escalation of the matter to a wider auditIf you are uncomfortable responding directly to the IRS yourself, please do not hesitate to reach out to Blue Ridge Tax for assistance with this matter as it is best to nip these items in the bud.  Matters such as these can usually be easily an inexpensively resolved by Blue Ridge Tax.

This most common type of audit is called a Letter Audit. In these cases, the IRS will send a letter to the taxpayer informing the taxpayer that the IRS has made changes to their tax return. In this letter the taxpayer is given the option of either disputing the changes or accepting them and paying any balance due. Sometimes the best response is simply to accept the IRS changes and pay the balance, but in many cases, the IRS has made mistakes and it may be worth it for the taxpayer to dispute the amount owed. Most letter audits are resolved fairly quickly and easily.

Unfortunately, many audits are not ease to manage and defend when you are not familiar with IRS practice and procedures.  An audit often questions the validity or existence of business expenses or other deductions.  Disallowance of you legitimate expenses often results in a large balance due to the IRS.  Generally it is much more difficult to have a successful outcome to an audit has been assessed.  Therefore it is critical for you to have a tax professional supporting you from the beginning of the audit to assist you with the documentation of you expenses to prove to the IRS that the expenses claimed are reasonable and necessary for the business.  To help you manage and defend your audit the hiring of a tax professional to assist with audit defense such as Blue Ridge Tax may be in your best interest for a successful defense.

Blue Ridge Tax will thoroughly review your return, look over your receipts and will research your industry to determine if your expenses are in line with other businesses in the same industry Blue Ridge will also review other areas of the tax return to determine if additional deductions were missed on the original return which may offset any additional tax owed as a result any adverse audit findings.

Blue Ridge Tax specializes in audit defense and will use all available resources to defend your businesses or individual tax return.  If you are being audited by the IRS or by a State agency please contact me as soon as possible as it would most likely be in your best interest to have a tax professional defend your interests against an ever increasing government audit efforts.  Allow me to get in between your and the Revenue Agent to make sure your best interests are fully protected.

If you have any questions about your tax situation, please contact Blue Ridge Tax as your earliest convenience for help.

Blue Ridge Tax provides services through a wide area in Northern Virginia including Loudoun, Fairfax, Prince William and Arlington County.  Call Blue Ridge Tax today to discuss your IRS representation options.  Don't go it alone and let a tax professional represent against the IRS.


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