Tax Audits
Many of our clients are business owners, corporations and flow-thru entities undergoing Internal Revenue Service, Franchise Tax Board, Employment Development Department or State Board of Equalization examinations. Usually, these examinations are at the field audit level (when the examining agent goes to the company or company´s representative) and involve income tax, employment tax, excise tax or sales tax matters. We work with the taxpayer, or the accountant representing the taxpayer, by responding to information requests from the examining agent. We work diligently and professionally to minimize potential adjustments that would increase the tax liability of our clients.
Occasionally, the tax authority will issue a summons for information or documents. We work with our clients in responding to the summons, especially in situations where the agency is requesting information to which it may not be entitled. We have often found that clients without our counsel surrender documents which were not required or proper to deliver.