Tax attorneys say IRS has become a ‘zombie' as agency cuts staff and halts audits of the wealthy By Robert Frank, CNBC • Published April 17, 2025 • Updated on April 17, 2025 at 12:55 pm ...

At the same time IRS audits and enforcement fall, accountants and tax lawyers say it's likely the agency will have less capacity to provide decisions or paperwork that can solve a tax problem.

If the audit identifies any issues with your tax return, you also can use this as an opportunity to address those. Lastly, make any payments required of you, as determined by the audit.

Janathan Allen discusses what a tax attorney brings to the table that many other don’t. Ms. Allen notes that many attorneys don’t like numbers and yet there is so much in the business world ...

Income tax audits are usually the result of bell-curve analysis and targeted group analysis, or referral by another tax ...