Learn how to properly manage an IRS audit and minimize any potential tax and penalty exposure.
After a long decline in funding, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has received additional funding targeted to enforcement. The IRS has also partnered with advanced technology companies to more easily identify individuals and businesses to audit. Many businesses and individuals are unprepared for a potential IRS audit and, even when contacted regarding an IRS audit, are harming their position by not properly preparing for the audit. This material will help in-house tax professionals, external advisors, and business owners understand the significant risk factors associated with an IRS audit. The material explains how an IRS audit can begin, the types of information the IRS may request, how to address errors identified during an audit, and the natural points were an audit can be resolved. Failure of taxpayers to properly appreciate and proactively address an IRS audit can result in significant civil (and potentially criminal) tax penalties. This information is critical for taxpayers and their representatives.
Learning Objectives
- You will be able to identify audit triggers
- You will be able to differentiate between audit types and processes
- You will be able to differentiate between defenses
- You will be able to identify methods to resolve audit and disputing results
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Agenda
IRS Audit Selection and How to Prepare
- Audit Triggers and Types of Audits
- Hot Areas for IRS Audits and Enforcement
- Preparing for an IRS Audit
Defending the Audit
- IRS Information Gathering Techniques and How to Respond
- Correcting Errors and Voluntary Disclosure
- The Role and Best Use of Tax Professionals
Resolving the Audit and Disputing the Results
- Methods to Resolve the Case During Audit
- Dealing With Civil Penalties
- Dealing With Unresolved Audit Adjustments
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OnDemand Course
This course was last revised on August 30, 2019.
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CPE/NASBA - QAS Self Study 2.5 including Business Management and Organization 2.5
- Lorman Education Services is registered with the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy (NASBA) as a QAS Self Study sponsor of continuing professional education on the National Registry of CPE Sponsors. State boards of accountancy have final authority on the acceptance of individual courses for CPE credit. Complaints regarding registered sponsors may be submitted to the National Registry of CPE Sponsors through its web site: https://www.nasbaregistry.org/cpas/complaints. For more information regarding administrative policies such as complaint and refund, please contact our offices at 866-352-9539. CPE Credit: Maximum Credit Hours: 2.5 each session (based on a 50 minute credit hour). You must attend at least 50 minutes to obtain credit. Field of Study: Business Management and Organization for 2.5 hours. Prerequisite: . Level of Knowledge: Intermediate. Teaching Method: Seminar/Lecture. Advance Preparation: None. Delivery Method: QAS Self Study. Please refer to the information in this advertisement for outline, course content and objectives. Upon completion of this course, you will receive a certificate of attendance. Final approval of a course for CPE credit belongs with each state's regulatory board.
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Faculty

T. Joshua Wu
Clark Hill Strasburger
- Partner with Clark Hill Strasburger
- Specializes in resolving complex IRS audits, administrative appeals, civil tax litigation, offshore trusts and assets, multijurisdictional investigations, and IRS collection matters
- Named as Rising Star in Tax by Super Lawyers (Thomson Reuters)
- LL.M. degree in taxation, Georgetown University Law Center; J.D. degree, Syracuse University College of Law
- Can be contacted at [email protected]
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