Opinion: Plante Moran's Jennifer Keegan and Ginger Powell analyze the IRS's auditing approach to the R&D tax credit and ways ...

Disclosure is a type of extra explanation. You are required to disclose enough detail to tell the IRS what you are doing. But ...

As Olson put it at an April 15 Tax Policy Center event, cutting too many people at the IRS who can help filers address audit and collections issues “makes it more likely the machines are going ...

Analyzing filed tax returns against income reported to the IRS, the tool flags discrepancies that could trigger audits, allowing professionals to take corrective action in advance. Available to ...

The IRS lost 11% of its staff through voluntary separations and terminations in the first three months of 2025, and the largest percentage of those who left were revenue agents who conduct audits, a ...

The Trump administration reduced the number of IRS employees, so there is a slight chance fewer audits will take place in 2025. Audit triggers include unusual deductions and losses, missing or ...

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Following the April 15 deadline for filing taxes in the United States, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has sharpened its focus on taxpayers who might have committed tax fraud or made ...