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How to avoid being audited by the IRS 10 Articles

  • 1 of 10

    by henigan

    Ten Easy Ways to Avoid Being Audited by the IRS A small percentage of taxpayers are audited. Some are chosen at random. There is nothing you can do about this except to be prepared. Save receipts and paperwork and ...read more

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    by E.M.Robinson

    Don't lose sleep being worried that you will be audited by the IRS. Overall, the chances are low of being audited, but if you are in a high income bracket or you own your own business, those chances increase. There are ...read more

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    by Matthew Paulson

    Write your arIt's tax season once again and millions of Americans are diligently collecting forms from their employers, gathering receipts, and preparing their taxes. A lot of people happily receive a refund check in the m...read more

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    by Gina Gwozdz

    There is no surefire way to avoid being audited by the IRS as most taxpayers are selected for audit in one of two ways: 1. You were selected at random or 2. The IRS computer selected your return as one with a potenti...read more

  • 5 of 10

    by Jeanie Pitner

    There are different reasons why a person might be audited by the IRS, surprisingly a person can even be audited if someone calls the IRS and makes a false claim against you. The good news is, basically, the odds that ...read more

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    by Miranda M.

    There is no sure fire way to avoid a tax audit. However, there are some things you can do to avoid being flagged for a tax audit: 1. Keep your tax return neat and clean. It's best if you can fill out your tax return usi...read more

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    by Cindy Aniceto

    Want to avoid being audited by the IRS? Everyone does! Here are a few tips to ease your mind. 1. Keep it simple. Using itemized deductions or "the long form", certainly opens up your financial portfolio to the IRS. ...read more

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    by Michael Collins

    The odds of suffering through one of the IRS's renowned audits maybe small, but because the IRS keeps its methods of selection a secret, it can creep right up on anyone. There are ways that you can minimize your chances of...read more

  • 9 of 10

    by Stanley Roberts

    Before you can learn what to do to avoid being audited by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), one must understand how a return is chosen for an audit. The IRS has a "secret formula" called the DIF score, and it is used to ...read more

  • 10 of 10

    by James Ruhnke

    1. Change your last name to "BUSH". 2. Contribute heavily to charities. The best two are the Republican and Democratic parties. 3. Report only the income that is on your W-2. Anything else which shows you are sm...read more

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