Things You'll Need:
- Tax lawyer
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Step 1
Record all of your meetings and interactions with the auditor. You must give the IRS and the auditor at least 10 days notice that you wish to record the proceedings, but you are well within your rights to inform them. Note: this is not a request. It is a right.
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Step 2
Retain any and all paperwork that may be pertinent to the audit. This means every receipt, every bank statement and every ticket stub that is a part of your tax return. The more paperwork you retain, the better. Just remember to keep it organized so as to help expedite the process.
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Step 3
Contact the auditor's supervisor. Tell them the nature of your disagreement and ask that they review the audit as it stands. If there are mistakes in the audit they can usually be detected by the supervisor. Just be patient, as the appeal process can take 90 days or more.
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Step 4
Find the Local Taxpayer Advocacy office by state (see Resources below). You can use the Local Taxpayer Advocate office to help represent you or handle your IRS dispute if you don't have all the resources you need at your disposal.
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Step 5
Find all of the forms you need to complete your tax dispute directly from the IRS website (see Resources below). All of the important forms you will need for your audit are readily available there.
