document.write('<p><b><font class="heading">How To Avoid An Audit Completely</font></b></p><p><font class="text">Successfully avoiding');
document.write(' audits, while still claiming significant deductions, is a tax professional’s and income tax filer’s dream. Of course, w');
document.write('e all love to dream about ideal occasions, like when our favorite sports team wins, or when our kids get the lead role i');
document.write('n the school play, or when we finally get the big break at the office, or when we can avoid an audit completely. That do');
document.write('esn’t mean that these dream days don’t happen, though.</p><p>Here are a few things to make sure you are currently doin');
document.write('g to help yourself avoid the ever present and lurking danger of an IRS audit.</p><ol><li><p>Make sure that any third-p');
document.write('arty income and reports agree with your records.</p></li><li><p>Make sure you have selected the correct forms and sche');
document.write('dules to fill out. Ask yourself: Do the forms apply? Am I stretching the situation? Are there credits that I am entitled');
document.write(' to whose forms I haven’t included but need to?</p></li><li><p>Keep track of bank deposits so that all items will be e');
document.write('asy to trace. Write the source of check directly on the deposit slip, especially transfers between accounts, so that the');
document.write('se are not inadvertently counted as income. The first thing tax auditors request are your checking, savings, and investm');
document.write('ent accounts. They then proceed to do a total cash receipts analysis, comparing the total to the gross income shown on y');
document.write('our tax return. By marking every deposit slip, you know where to look for further documentation to support your notation');
document.write(' and the auditor will have the trail in front of him or her for the source of the unusual nontaxable receipts such as in');
document.write('surance recoveries, loans, gifts, and inheritances. Surprisingly, it’s not that much work and is worth the effort.</p></');
document.write('li><li><p>Always keep your checking and savings accounts free of irregularities. Be sure you can explain large bank de');
document.write('posits and increases (especially sudden ones) in your net worth. <b>WARNING</b>: If you have unreported income of more t');
document.write('han 25% of your adjusted gross income, the auditor may turn your case over to the CID. If you suspect this may occur, do');
document.write(' not provide any leads to the auditor regarding the sources of the unexplained deposits. The burden of proof is on the I');
document.write('RS. You do not have to provide leads that make their job easier.</p></li><li><p>Keep your business and personal accoun');
document.write('ts separate.</p></li><li><p>If you know you are going to take a business deduction, pay for it by check.</p></li><li');
document.write('><p>Know the proper time to file. IRS computers are not programmed to review only those returns received before April 15');
document.write('<sup>th</sup>. So who is to say that late returns, those filed after April 15<sup>th</sup>, won’t be audited, or will be');
document.write(' audited less than returns mailed earlier?</p></li><li><p>Be thorough. Don’t leave out any information. Sign where you');
document.write(' are supposed to.</p></li><li><p>Be neat.</p></li><li><p>Check your mathematics.</p></li><li><p>Balance your total');
document.write(' deductions with your income. Extensive deductions that add up to a substantial portions of your total income are audit ');
document.write('flags.</p></li></ol><p>&nbsp;<br><b>A Final Word On Meetings With Your Accountant</b></p><p>The better your accounta');
document.write('nt understands the tax code the more aggressive he or she can be. A good accountant will make you “audit proof” while be');
document.write('ing extremely aggressive with your business deductions. A good accountant will also save you thousands of dollars a year');
document.write(' and give you the security of knowing that all your deductions are legally defensible.</p>');