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Audit Horror Stories: What to Do When the IRS Audit Goes off the Rails (Currently Unavailable)

2 CPE Credits $31.00/credit hour
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Join Attorney Eric Green for this fun and informative look at past audit horror stories and the lessons to take away from them; including record storage issues, audit technique goofs and what to do about them. During the course Eric will discuss how to handle difficult auditors, the client whose dog ate their records, and what can and cannot be done when the auditor does not know how to do their job.

Publication Date: March 2022

Topics Covered

  • Preparer Considerations
  • Hot Button Issues
  • Client Cases That Went Sideways

Learning Objectives

  • Recognize how to handle a difficult auditor
  • Recognize how to start reconstructing a client's records
  • Identify issues with audit techniques when they are not applied properly and what to do about it
  • Identify the revenue procedure that requires preparers to disclose questionable positions taken on the return
  • Identify what is not referenced as a hot button issue with respect to gross receipts
  • Identify the maximum square feet allowed when using the home office safe harbor deduction
  • Identify the IRC section that allows the IRS to create a substitute for a return
  • Identify the section that prohibits claiming meals and entertainment unless substantiation requirements are maintained

Level
Basic

Instructional Method
Self-Study

NASBA Field of Study
Taxes (2 hours)

Program Prerequisites
None

Advance Preparation
None

Instructor

Eric L Green

Eric is a partner in Green & Sklarz LLC, a boutique tax firm with offices in Connecticut and New York. The focus of Attorney Eric L. Green’s practice is civil and criminal taxpayer representation. Eric is a past chair of the Connecticut Tax Bar and is a Fellow of the American College of Tax Counsel. He is a frequent lecturer on tax topics for national organizations, and is the author of The Accountant’s Guides to IRS Collection and Tax Resolution. He was the creator and lecturer of the CCH IRS Representation Certificate Program, and Eric runs Tax Rep LLC, which coaches CPAs, EAs and attorneys to represent taxpayers. Eric was previously a columnist for CCH’s Journal of Practice & Procedure, and has the weekly Tax Rep Network podcast.
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