IRS Question

[cjsmith]

Anyone here ever been audited? What's your experience been like?

Fortunately, the letter I received is only asking me for one thing -- documentation for one number on my return. (Mortgage interest.) And it doesn't actually use the word 'audit' anywhere. A rumor I've heard says that once they decide they're only asking you about one thing, they won't then widen their scope again -- but that's just "a rumor I've heard", not "something I've seen in black and white in an IRS publication".

Also fortunately, I think the thing they're asking about is in fact documented. I believe I can supply the paperwork they need. (joedecker, any advice on presentation from your lovely and talented wife would be *enormously* appreciated. Maybe she'd barter for a gift certificate to a nice restaurant or something.)

Comments

[sunnydale47.livejournal.com]

I've gotten letters like that several times -- most notably when they lost two important forms and insisted I never sent them (everything had been all together in the same envelope) ... and then when I sent them an envelope with the copies they lost one of them again and I had to send it a third time!

But I've been asked to document other things from time to time and never had a problem. Just send them what they want and they'll leave you alone.

[cjsmith.livejournal.com]

Way cool. I just need to make sure I keep copies of it all, then. :-)