IRS Business Tax Audit Services

We become the point of contact so the examiner talks to us, not you. That means reading the audit letter and the Information Document Requests, figuring out what the IRS is really testing, pulling together the records that answer it, and writing the responses. We handle correspondence, office, and field audits. When the examiner proposes changes, we check them line by line and take the case to Appeals if they don't hold up.

Yes. Our founder carries the Enrolled Agent license from the U.S. Treasury with unlimited practice rights before the IRS in all 50 states. With a signed Form 2848, the founder can attend meetings, answer the examiner, and represent the business through collection and appeals if it gets that far. You don't have to sit across the table from the IRS yourself.

It depends on what's under exam, but expect requests for filed returns, the general ledger, bank statements, invoices, payroll reports, receipts, contracts, and financial statements. Keep originals and send copies. And don't hand over a box of everything: answer what was asked, after someone has reviewed it, so the records support what's on the return rather than raising new questions.

You usually get a chance to ask for an independent review by the IRS Independent Office of Appeals. The deadline and route depend on which letter you received, so watch the date on it. We go through the examiner's findings, see where the documents and the tax rules support your side, and prepare a clear written protest when an appeal makes sense.

Maybe. Accuracy penalties and late payment penalties added after an audit can sometimes be reduced through First Time Abate relief or reasonable cause, depending on the business's history and what went wrong. We look at the facts, decide which arguments are worth making, and submit the request with the paperwork to back it up.

First we identify every quarter with missed deposits or unfiled Forms 941 and confirm what the IRS has assessed. The business has to get current on new deposits while we work out a plan for the old balance, usually an installment agreement. Owners and officers can face personal Trust Fund Recovery Penalty assessments, so this is one tax resolution problem where speed really pays.

The audit itself doesn't trigger a levy, since examination and collection are separate. But once additional tax is assessed and goes unpaid, collection notices follow, and a bank levy can come next. If a levy hits, we contact the IRS immediately, confirm what's owed, and push for a release paired with a payment arrangement the business can carry.

There's no fixed timeline. It depends on how many years are open, how clean the records are, which issues are in play, the examiner's caseload, and whether the case goes to Appeals. A correspondence audit on one item can close fairly quickly, while a field audit touching payroll or accounting methods takes longer. Organized records and prompt answers keep it from dragging.