Frequently Asked Questions

Yes, we can assist in resolving all types of IRS examinations and audits. We can also assist with establishing a payment plan if you cannot pay your taxes in full or have IRS debt collection issues.

You can purchase your membership at any time. An IRS Guard Dog membership also protects your prior returns. When you file your current return, it will also be covered.

No. When you become an IRS Guard Dog member at any level, you will sign an IRS Form 2848 “Declaration of Representative”. The IRS allows taxpayers to obtain representation for tax matters.

Audit representation is included in our IRS Guard Dog Full Protection and Shared Risk memberships.

Schedule a private consultation to discuss your specific situation and options.

Yes. We have significant data confidentiality practices. We use enterprise-grade applications and policies that significantly exceed IRS data protection standards. We use a secure identity verification process to prevent imposters. We restrict staff access to a need-to-know basis. We have significant network encryption and access control procedures. 

A taxpayer doesn’t have to file a tax return if their taxable income would be $0. However, if you don’t file a return, the statute of limitations on auditing never starts. This is an important protection. The IRS can prepare a return for you if you don’t file and assess tax-called a “Substitute for Return (SFR)”. This is usually not favorable. 

Each membership level provides various services and support. Please review our Membership Agreement for more details.

Audit Defense will defend you for any year the IRS chooses to audit. The monitoring service looks back to the year 2000.

Yes, we consider it an audit. A CP2000 letter is a letter sent by the IRS with the letter numbers “CP2000” at the top. A CP2000 letter is sent when the IRS computers detect that you didn’t account for all the W-2, 1099, and K-1 forms that the IRS knows about from companies that paid you money. Failure to account for all this income on your tax return is the number one cause for an audit.A CP2000 audit is driven by computer algorithms. You are given 30-days to send back a response to the IRS otherwise, they will charge the extra tax the computer calculates. We can assist you with a CP2000 audit.

There is a statute of limitations that limits the IRS to three years to audit a return. But there are exceptions. If income is underreported by 25%, the limit is extended to six years. If you file a fraudulent return, there is no limit. If you fail to file Form 8938 “Specified Foreign Financial Assets” when required, then the three year limit doesn’t start until the form is filed.