If the outcome of your audit was a negative surprise, you still have an opportunity to appeal the audit results with the audit reconsideration process.\u00a0 Relatively few people actually appeal their audit out of fear that the appeals process might result in a higher amount owed.\u00a0 Audit reconsideration Mesa Arizona can cut out a significant portion of the tax, interest and penalties originally assessed by the Auditor.\u00a0 It amazes me how many times the client has the documentation to support their deductions and expenses but it is in such a disorganized fashion that the auditor simply denies giving credit for anything.\u00a0 Clients come back and say, \u201cI showed them support for every item but they denied everything.\u201d\u00a0 The form<\/span><\/strong> of the documentation is as important as the substance<\/span><\/strong> when it comes to audits.<\/p>\n The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) allows you to review the auditor\u2019s notes and that is vital to preparing the case you want to present to the Appeals office.\u00a0\u00a0 IRS Auditors have less latitude to compromise on issues that are not black and white.\u00a0 Appeals Officers are given more discretion than auditors.\u00a0 They want to settle the case as quickly and painlessly as possible.\u00a0 They do not want the matter to go tax court.<\/p>\n Appeals Officers usually meet with the tax payer\u2019s representative who are more knowledgeable about tax law than the client who usually met with the Auditor without any representation.\u00a0 Audit reconsideration allows negotiation and compromise whereas the audit dealt in terms that were black and white.\u00a0 Anything of a grey nature is considered black to an auditor.\u00a0 If you are dissatisfied with the results of your audit, bring in the audit report and your documentation for a review and an opinion how what would be the benefit of Audit Reconsideration at the IRS Appeals Office.<\/p>\n Scott Allen E. A. of Mesa Arizona<\/p>\n Tax Debt Advisors, Inc. Since 1977<\/p>\n