Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: November 2, 2026 The difference between a tax audit and a criminal tax investigation is what the government is trying to prove. An audit asks whether your...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: October 25, 2026 An IRS bank deposit analysis adds up every dollar that landed in your accounts, subtracts the deposits you can prove were not income, and...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: October 18, 2026 A qualified amended return is the one move that erases the IRS accuracy-related penalty instead of arguing about it later. File it before the...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: October 4, 2026 An IRS information document request is a written list of records an examiner wants from you, with a date to hand them over. It arrives on Form...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 14, 2026 The IRS power of attorney form is Form 2848, and it does 1 thing: it lets a person you name speak, argue, and sign for you in front of the...
Written By: Michael Vale Reviewed By: Bridgette Austin, Esq., EA, Co-Founder and Tax Attorney Last Reviewed: September 4, 2026 If you received a Form 1099-C, the canceled amount on it is usually taxable income, and you generally report it on Schedule 1 of your Form...
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