Writing Off IRS Audit Cost?

If you are audited by the IRS, can you write off the cost incurred during the audit, such as bills from your cpa?
I’m a loan officer who is 1099′d. I am currently undergoing an IRS tax audit for the years of 2004 and 2005. I have probably paid my cpa in the neighborhood of [...]

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Will Filing Amended Return Trigger IRS Audit?

I have a small restaurant business.
Some of my previous tax returns were totally off. Gross sales and COGS were off by 110%, and lots of tax deductions were not included in the returns. This is a family business and my brother did the tax returns and totally screwed up. The old tax return paid the [...]

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Does the IRS Call People They are Going to Audit?

I had a message on my phone and so I called the 1-800 number on my voicemail, it answered the IRS. Evidently the IRS called me. Could it be that the IRS wants to audit me? Should I get a hold of a tax attorney? I think it is for real. [...]

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How Would the IRS Know If I Am Reporting All Income Or Not?

Question about IRS audit if I have a business and multiple bank accounts

I have a small business, I’m the only employee. I have business accounts at multiple banks. Sometimes, I withdraw money from one bank account and deposit some or all of it in another bank account. If I were to get audited [...]

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What are the Normal Fees Charged By a Tax Preparer for an IRS Audit?

What are the normal and customary fee’s charged by a Tax Preparer during an IRS Tax Audit? Insurance was paid.
IRS determination was a no deficiency in income tax due but now we have to pay just about as much in Tax-Examination audit preparation & representation fees for professional services rendered. Originally, we paid the [...]

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