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IRS Audit Defense

A letter from the IRS doesn't have to become a disaster. Hand the audit to a CPA and get back to your life.

When the IRS wants to examine your return

An audit notice means the IRS wants to verify items on your return — by mail (correspondence audit), at an IRS office, or in person (field audit). The notice carries a deadline, and the examiner's job is to find adjustments. Your job is to make sure the file they see is complete, organized, and argued by someone who does this for a living.

Our job: take the audit off your desk entirely. You sign power of attorney; we handle every call, letter, meeting, and negotiation from there.

Start with a free call — talk it through with a CPA at no charge. Engagements start at $2,000 — our rate is $350/hr, scoped and quoted flat upfront, so the number never moves. Audit defense typically runs $2,500–$5,000 depending on the audit type and tax years involved; your exact quote comes after a free call.

We return every call within one business hour.

How it works

  1. Call before you respond — 888.212.9966. The notice has a deadline; don't burn it.
  2. We review the notice, your return, and what the examiner is after.
  3. Power of attorney filed — from here, the IRS talks to us, not you.
  4. We prepare and present your documentation, and handle every meeting.
  5. Resolution — negotiated adjustments, or appeal if the outcome isn't right.

Common questions

Should I just ignore the audit notice?

Ignoring it is the one move that guarantees the worst outcome — the IRS proceeds without your input and assesses what it thinks you owe. A timely, prepared response through a CPA changes the entire dynamic.

Will the audit increase what I owe?

It can go either way. Solid documentation sometimes reduces the bill below what was originally filed. That's exactly why preparation — not hope — decides the result.

Do I have to meet the auditor myself?

No. Once you sign power of attorney, your CPA handles the IRS directly. Most of our audit clients never speak to the examiner at all.

What if I lost my receipts?

Bank and credit card statements, vendor records, and mileage logs can reconstruct most documentation. Don't assume you're out of options before a CPA looks at it.

Not sure where to start? IRS Transcript Review

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General information only — not tax, legal, or financial advice.
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