I'm being audited by the IRS-Now what?

Written by Dorothy Griggs, EA


How doesrepparttar IRS decide who gets audited? The IRS uses a recently updated formula and scoring system to evaluate tax returns. If something seems out of whack- -like low income accompanied by extremely generous charitable contributions--the return is flagged for a more in-depth look. Simple math errors do not warrant audits. What does warrant an audit are things like taxpayers forgetting to report a source of income or getting paid as independent contractors and forgetting to pay your Social Security tax. There are two basic types of audits. The most common are by correspondence. The IRS may request further documentation by mail. You should send copies only and always keep original records in your files for at least three years,repparttar 101530 amount of timerepparttar 101531 IRS can go back and audit a return. Keep in mind,repparttar 101532 IRS may go back indefinitely if they suspect fraud.

The second type of audit is face-to-face. These occur whenrepparttar 101533 amount of documentation requested byrepparttar 101534 IRS might be too large to handle by mail. In these casesrepparttar 101535 taxpayer must visit a local IRS office on a specific date.

Pace of change and our ability to accept it.

Written by Ieuan Dolby


There have been many discussions and grumblings inrepparttar Western world aboutrepparttar 101529 ever increasing pace of change andrepparttar 101530 ability ofrepparttar 101531 brain to accept it. The Internet (something uninteresting thatrepparttar 101532 American Military was developing) suddenly became a required household feature. Digital Mobile Phones suddenly give new meaning to taking photographs and all those gimmicks from James Bond Movies have long since been incorporated, accepted and forgotten about in daily life.

When in 10 A.D., Roman Engineer Julius Sextus Frontinus said, "Inventions have long since reached their limit, and I see no hope for further developments” he never knew that his words would be repeated. Mr Charles Duell, The Commissioner ofrepparttar 101533 United States Patent Office said nearlyrepparttar 101534 same thing in 1899: He said:

"Everything that can be invented – has already been invented”.

The rate of change is moving upwards at an ever increasing pace. We no sooner buy a computer than it becomes obsolete with outdated programs, chips and hardware installed. We no sooner buy a mobile phone than a newer and better looking one becomesrepparttar 101535 latest in fashion. There is no appreciation of electrical goods; there is instead a rapidly reducing value on any item purchased as to make it worth almost nothing fromrepparttar 101536 moment that it is bought.

The Human Nature It is in our nature to keep up with life, to be on top and to be one step ahead of our peers, neighbors and friends. It is natural to want to be atrepparttar 101537 leading edge ofrepparttar 101538 game, to know and to understand what another is talking about, to haverepparttar 101539 answers available and ready and onrepparttar 101540 tip ofrepparttar 101541 tongue. The average worker does not want to be seen as slacking or lacking in knowledge andrepparttar 101542 fashion conscious do not want to be caught wearing “old hat” clothes. The Bankers and Insurance agents do not want to be caught unaware andrepparttar 101543 salesmen needrepparttar 101544 latest in shock patter.

To read magazines and news reports, press-releases and advertisements in a vain attempt to keep up with latest trends, ideas and on-the-market availability is time consuming and exhausting. To have endless newspapers delivered torepparttar 101545 door, to have magazines pouring in atrepparttar 101546 office and to always talk aboutrepparttar 101547 ‘latest’ in an effort to not be caught out is damaging to family, friends and health. This though is what current society makes us do: to push out and reduce contact with social friends, to work overtime in an attempt to be on top and to read product magazines whilstrepparttar 101548 squash court remains neglected. Life, relaxation, enjoyment, socializing and hobbies become secondary to a constant search for updated knowledge.

The issuance of News has become one ofrepparttar 101549 worst culprits in throwing information atrepparttar 101550 brain. And in such a way thatrepparttar 101551 brain feels that it needs a constant update of this news even if it has just been heard. Breakfast starts with CNN blasting out overrepparttar 101552 cornflakes andrepparttar 101553 children become relegated to enforced silence incase an important news item is missed. This carries on throughoutrepparttar 101554 day with endless repetitions ofrepparttar 101555 same news being blasted out in a different way - through meetings, lunch inrepparttar 101556 canteen, inrepparttar 101557 office and dinner inrepparttar 101558 evening. Watched by thousands of goggled eyed desperados desperately looking for a nugget or change - so that they may not be caught unawares.

Through this requirement to be up-to-date children are ignored, conversations are minimal and relaxation and enjoyment are relegated to a harried five-minute episode before bed.

The Staggered Approach For a human to cope with such change and newness it is necessary to cope in stages. To take onboard change and newness in a staggered manner and to only accept change when it is either required or wanted. To buy a personal computer at great expense only to find that within six-months new software is now available, that surpassesrepparttar 101559 configuration or ability ofrepparttar 101560 machine, is heart breaking. To find out a mate has bought a better machine than you is soul-rendering. How much can a human take?

Whenrepparttar 101561 clippers docked in Liverpool after a lengthy two-month voyage fromrepparttar 101562 Far East they brought tea andrepparttar 101563 latest in fashionable goods forrepparttar 101564 high society in Britain. They also brought news of people, events and happenings in far flung places. This news may have been four months old (if not more) before it reachedrepparttar 101565 ears of a ‘not very interested’ cobbler plying his trade onrepparttar 101566 high street. He might not get around to mentioning it to his wife for another three weeks or so and she may or may not mention it torepparttar 101567 neighbors – all depending onrepparttar 101568 state of her bunions atrepparttar 101569 time.

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