Form 1099-K and IRS audits/notices

The article is called “Red Letters.”   In 2013, the IRS started using Form 1099-K that reports merchant card transactions (like debit and credit cards) to match against business returns.  This matching program was the start of my problems for taxpayers.  The article explains the IRS compliance programs using Form 1099-K and what to do if you get a 1099-K IRS matching notice or audit.

QuickBooks Files and Small Business Audits

My comprehensive review of the why and how the IRS uses small business accounting electronic files in small business audits.  The article explains what to do when the IRS requests these files. This article addresses the concerns of tax professionals and their clients when the IRS requests QuickBooks backup files as part of an audit.  Read “IRS Audits of Small Business Software Files.”

Are your independent contractors actually employees?

This article discusses an issue common to many small…and not so small businesses.  As published in AICPA CPA Insider.  Read Should Your Client’s Independent Contractors Really Be Employees? here.

 

1099-K matching, small business audits, and tax identity theft

My articles in CPA Practice Advisor on how CPAs can do better serving clients with tax problems, 1099-K matching issues in IRS audits/notices of small businesses, and IRS identify verification issues and advice to help clients.