Will the IRS take
a special interest in you? We tell you how to
avoid an audit, how to prepare for one if it comes
and how to appeal if the ruling goes against you.
Plus, we look at Uncle Sam's new tax-enforcement
efforts.
Increase
your audit awareness.
9
weirdest tax write-offs
Did you hear the one about the ostrich? If you think
these tax-reduction tricks are off the wall, just imagine
the Internal Revenue Service's reaction. Don' t try
these at home! PLUS:Turning
in tax cheats
Tempting
the tax auditor
Not all tax-avoidance attempts are wacky. Some are even
legal. But they still could send up red flags to attract
a tax examiner. QUIZ: Are
you audit bait?
Audits
from hell return! The IRS has resurrected its arduous
random audit program. That means thousands of unlucky
filers -- even those not suspected of tax evasion -- will
get to explain their returns line-by-line to a tax examiner.
