{"id":354004,"date":"2016-06-13T12:22:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-13T17:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/tax\/tax-problems-audits.html"},"modified":"2025-02-13T13:22:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T18:22:00","slug":"tax-problems-audits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.findlaw.com\/tax\/tax-problems-audits.html","title":{"rendered":"Tax Problems and Audits"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Tax Problems and Audits\n <\/h1>\n \n An audit is a close review of a taxpayer’s file by the IRS. Tax issues include failing to pay, incorrect processes, appealing an IRS action, criminal tax evasion, and fraud.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Despite trying to fill out your tax return correctly and ensure you paid your taxes, you may still run into issues with audits and tax debts. Problems from the collection of unpaid taxes and the audit of your tax return can strike fear in many taxpayers. With the resources below, you can learn about how audits work and what to do if it happens to you.<\/p>\r\n\n\n \n \n \n \n IRS Audits\n \n <\/i>\n <\/span>\n <\/button>\n <\/h2>\n \n