Uploading Additional Files to a Correspondence Request in the IRS Congressional Portal

Click here or on the image above to play video.  This video provides instructions on how to upload additional files to a correspondence request within the IRS Congressional Portal. From the IRS Congressional Portal homepage, select the "All Requests" tab, and then the "Correspondence Request" sub tab. You will see a list of your IRS correspondence [...]

Audit Reconsideration: Steps to Request a Review

Got audited and don't agree with the results? You might qualify for an Audit Reconsideration. You can apply if: you still owe money. the IRS disallowed your credits. you have new documents. the IRS made an error. If you qualify, take the following steps: Step 1: Review your audit report using Form 4549, Report of Income [...]

All Taxpayers Have the Right to Finality of Tax Matters

This article was published by the IRS. By law, all taxpayers have the right to finality when working with the IRS. For example, taxpayers have the right to know when the IRS has finished an audit. This is one of ten basic rights — known collectively as the Taxpayer Bill of Rights. Here's what taxpayers should [...]

Recordkeeping – Tax Tales: The Case of the Missing Ledger

If you think filing invoices, tracking expenses, and keeping records isn't that important, think again. Come tax time, the IRS doesn't allow you to "casually" do taxes. If you forgot to keep good records so far, the IRS does allow you to reasonably reconstruct figures and provide receipts. Tax preparer due diligence must-do's include asking the [...]

What Constitutes a Qualifying Child, Part 2

In this episode of "The Tale of the Complicated Household," learn more about who can claim the Earned Income Tax Credit. Don't forget that the law about who can claim a child changed over the last few years. If a parent and non-parent both meet EITC requirements, the non-parent must have the higher AGI. If you [...]

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