Surviving an IRS Tax Audit

Audit Overview
What's an Audit?	p. 2
Do You Have to Know Tax Law to Win an Audit?	p. 5
Timing of Audits	p. 6
Why You Were Selected For Audit	p. 8
Audit Goals	p. 19
Your Rights During an Audit	p. 21
Correspondence Audits and Other IRS Notices
Correspondence Audits	p. 2
Service Center Automated Adjustment Notices (Not Real Audits)	p. 3
If You Are Billed For an Audit You Didn't Know About	p. 10
Office Audits
Field Audits
How an Auditor Prepares For an Office or Field Audit
Taxpayer Interview	p. 3
Information Document Request	p. 3
Summons	p. 5
Third-Party Contacts	p. 7
Irs Files	p. 8
Other Government and Private Records	p. 8
Attending an Office or Field Audit
Who Should Attend the Audit?	p. 3
What to Bring to the Audit	p. 4
How to Behave--Playing It Cool at Your Audit	p. 9
Negotiating With an Auditor	p. 18
Ending an Office or Field Audit
Slowing Down an Audit	p. 2
Extending an Audit	p. 3
Rushing a Field Audit	p. 4
When the Audit is Over	p. 6
Appealing Your Audit
How To Appeal an Audit	p. 3
How the Appeals Office Works	p. 12
Preparing Your Presentation	p. 14
Meeting the Appeals Officer	p. 18
Limits on Irs Settlements on Appeal	p. 35
Going to Court
When Not to Go to Tax Court	p. 3
Tax Court Small Cases	p. 4
Tax Court Regular Cases	p. 34
Other Federal Courts	p. 36
Bankruptcy Court	p. 37
Appealing to Higher Courts	p. 38
Help Beyond This Book
Finding and Using A Tax Pro	p. 2
Researching Tax Questions	p. 8
Appendix
Index
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