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{"id":726,"date":"2022-09-11T22:23:54","date_gmt":"2022-09-11T22:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etstaxrelief.com\/?p=726"},"modified":"2023-12-29T23:40:21","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T23:40:21","slug":"the-1-way-to-avoid-audit-trigger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etstaxrelief.com\/the-1-way-to-avoid-audit-trigger\/","title":{"rendered":"The #1 Way to Avoid an Audit"},"content":{"rendered":"Someone asked me, \u201cLuSundra, what is the number one tip you would give to help a business owner avoid an audit?\u201d<\/span>
\n<\/span>My answer: Don\u2019t invite one.<\/span><\/p>\nThe IRS decides to audit.<\/strong><\/h3>\nThe decision to audit lies strictly with the IRS. There really is nothing you can do to avoid an audit. No tax professional can ever tell you that you will or won\u2019t get audited. We don\u2019t make that decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>Are there red flags that may trigger an audit? Yes!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
\n<\/span>However, you can also file a perfect tax return and still get audited. That\u2019s just the nature of filing taxes. That\u2019s why I always recommend preparing your return as if you knew that the IRS was going to show up tomorrow. Tomorrow may come one day.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nRed flags that can trigger an audit<\/strong><\/h3>\nThere are some things that can trigger an audit. The sad thing is that these audit triggers are common knowledge, yet people seem to keep doing them and expect to NOT get audited. Talk about the definition of insanity! Anywho, here are a few audit triggers that send an engraved invitation to the IRS to audit you.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n