Business Tax Examinations
Providing tax examination services for small to medium sized organizations represented through their attorney in a civil or criminal matter.
Our tax examination cases include business and individual tax complaints whether we are examining the current financial reports and tax returns, or are digging deeper with an examination along with recreating the books in order to provide true financial reports.
Tax examinations include but are not limited to:
• Federal S-Corp and Schedule C Business Income Tax Reviews
• Individual Federal and State Income Tax Reviews
• Federal and State Payroll Tax Examinations
• Sales Tax Examinations
• Fraud examination of the books and records if fraud is suspected.
• Recreation of the books and records to determine a true financial picture
• Updating financial reports for amended tax returns
• Updating financial reports to dispute federal or state assessments
Recent Case Highlights
Supply Store - Criminal Payroll Tax Evation
Retained by the legal dream team to complete a fraud examination regarding a criminal payroll tax case against the business owner. During the examination I uncovered a large and complex bookkeeping and QuickBooks data manipulation and embezzlement scheme perpetrated by the business owner’s general manager. After completion of the examination including reports, supplemental reports and schedules, the criminal case was dropped against the business owner and my team continued with recreating the books and records in order to have the business tax returns amended.
Chain Store - Civil IRS Tax Case
Created in-depth analysis summarizing all of the store locations’ combined financial earnings over a five year period. Prepared a detailed summary report with exhibits and schedules for legal counsel. IRS agents agreed to the findings and eliminated the additionally assessed tax liability based upon the work completed.
S-Corp IRS Criminal Investigation
Examination and recreation of corporate bookkeeping records over a 7-year period to provide an actual earnings and capital account basis for legal counsel. Case successfully closed.