Many filers worry about an IRS tax audit. Here are some of the top red flags, according to tax pros.

Karla Dennis, EA, MST, is CFO/CEO of the award-winning tax accounting firm KDA Inc.—specializing in tax planning. Nobody likes an audit, right? Of course not. So why aren’t taxpayers doing everything ...

The Internal Revenue Service doesn't collect data on taxpayers' race or ethnicity, but some of its methods could lead to disparities in its audit rate, according to a new report. The GAO report ...

The Internal Revenue Service has made little progress ensuring that Inflation Reduction Act funds are not being used to increase the audit rate for taxpayers with incomes below $400,000, according to ...

When your business receives an audit engagement letter, don’t panic. While an audit may be time-consuming, costly, and invasive, having an experienced advocate on your side to navigate you through the ...

In general the IRS audits less than 0.5% of all returns, which in 2016, was 1.1 million audits. The IRS says, when it comes to who gets audited, it shouldn’t matter where you live, or how much you ...

Meredith Dietz is Lifehacker’s Senior Staff Writer. She earned her bachelor’s degree in English and Communications from Northeastern University, where she graduated as valedictorian of her college.