I am being audited and have lost my records: Help!

Do I need a Mesa Arizona IRS Attorney when I don’t have proof of deductions?

Often taxpayers know that they have legitimate deductions but when audited cannot provide proof of the deductions because their documentation is inadequate in the opinion of the IRS auditor.  For example a taxpayer may have a cancelled check but doesn’t have the receipt to prove the expense was a deductible item.  This is not a criminal issue and does not require the need for an IRS Tax Attorney in Mesa AZ.  This can often be reversed by using an Enrolled Agent such as Scott Allen E.A.  One example that actually occurred shows one of many ways to validate deductions without proof of the expense.  One of Scott’s clients was a truck driver who lost his gas receipts or never kept them—it doesn’t matter.  His client was paid per mile he drove his truck by his company.  It is known with a high degree of accuracy the miles per gallon the truck gets over a year’s time.  It is simple math to calculate the number of gallons of diesel needed to drive the miles he was paid.  Over a year’s time an average price per gallon can be estimated.  In this case the IRS auditor was unwilling to budge and allow the deduction.  However, it was allowed by the Appeals Officer when Scott requested an Appeals Hearing.  The IRS Appeals Office has much more latitude of allowing deductions than auditors.

If you have a situation where an IRS auditor disallows deductions because you cannot provide them adequate documentation, contact Scott Allen E.A. at 480-926-9300 for a free consultation to determine what options are available in your case.  Using a Mesa AZ IRS Attorney in this situation is not warranted and will only cost you more in legal fees to get your IRS matter resolved.