Insider Guides to IRS Audits!
Ever wish that, as a business owner, you knew exactly what would raise "red flags"
at
the IRS? Or how to make an IRS audit go as smoothly and painlessly as possible? If you're in the right type of business, you can get that information, directly from
the IRS! Traditionally, IRS examiners have been responsible for auditing many types of
businesses. An examiner might audit a grocery store one week and a construction
company the next. A lot of the examiner's time was spent learning about the
business. To improve efficiency, the IRS launched the Market Segment Specialization Program
(MSSP). Examiners now focus on specific types of businesses. To help the
examiners
understand each type of business, the agency has developed training guides,
called "Audit Techniques Guides." The guides explain the standard practices for the
business, and tell the examiners exactly where to look for potential problems. (For
example, auto repair shops sometimes don't report the parts they have in stock as
inventory.) The IRS has developed Audit Techniques Guides for dozens of business types,
ranging
from pizza shops to major league sports franchises. In addition, there are guides
that deal with specific business practices, such as executive compensation,
shareholder loans, or stock based compensation. You can download the guides
directly from the IRS website. There are other sites that distribute the ATGs as well,
and some of them seem to have guides, perhaps a little out of date, that don't
appear on the IRS website. Simply search the web for IRS Audit Techniques Guides
to find a list! Bob Nicholson / WYGK Consulting provides business, technology and strategic
consulting for small businesses, internet start-ups and entrepreneurs. Visit www.wygk.com">http://www.wygk.com
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