Tax
Nov. 8, 2018
How long must you worry about the risk of being audited by the IRS?
It pays to know how far back you can be audited. You can influence the answer, and there are steps you can take to cut your risk.
Robert W. Wood
Managing Partner
Wood LLP
333 Sacramento St
San Francisco , California 94111-3601
Phone: (415) 834-0113
Fax: (415) 789-4540
Email: wood@WoodLLP.com
Univ of Chicago Law School
Wood is a tax lawyer at Wood LLP, and often advises lawyers and litigants about tax issues.
No one wants to be audited by the IRS, and it is only natural to worry about it. Even if you think your tax return is pristine, gathering receipts is no fun. Explaining what you did and why isn't either. Of course, if your returns have unusual or aggressive items that you may be especially nervous about, the waiting and the worry can be much worse.
So how long must you worry? It pays to know how far back you can be audited. You can ...
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