Sample Tax Audit Letters & Notices

• Form 8586 is Incomplete or Missing
• Support Line 1d, Form 3800

• Schedule E1 - Real Estate Loss After Passive Limitation
• Unreimbursed Employee Expenses
• Non-Cash Contributions

• Schedule C1 - Rent/Lease - Other Business Property
• Schedule C1 - Depreciation and Sec. 179 Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Car and Truck Expenses

• All Line Items Claimed on the Return

• Schedule C1 - Office Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Hobby Loss
• Home mortgage Interest

• Schedule E1 - Rents Received
• Schedule C1 - Depreciation and Sec.179 Expense
• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipts or Sales

• Schedule E1 - Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipt of Sales
• Depreciation
• Insurance

• Schedule C - Contract labor 
• Schedule C - Insurance
• Schedule C - Car and Truck Expenses

• Schedule C - Gross Receipts
• Schedule C - Car & Truck Expense
• Schedule C - Interest Expense
• Schedule C - Office Meeting/Cat.
• Schedule C - Floral/Gifts
• Schedule A - Real Estate Taxes

• Home Mortgage Interest
• Non-Cash Contributions
• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipt of Sales

• Schedule C - Other Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Travel
• Schedule C1 - Car and Truck Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipts or Sales

• Other Gross Receipts or Sales

• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipts or Sales
• Schedule  C1 - Depreciation and Sec. 179 Expense
• Home Mortgage Interest and Points from Form 1098
• Schedule C - Other Expenses

• Home Mortgage Interest and Points from Form 1098
• Schedule C1 - Car and Truck Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Gross Receipts or Sales

• Schedule A - All Employee Business Expenses
• Schedule A - All Miscellaneous Expenses
• Schedule C - Gross Profit
• Schedule C - Depreciation
• Schedule F - Sales
• Schedule F - All Expenses

• Income
• Deductions
• Credits Changed

• Alimony Deduction

• Other Expenses Subject to 2% AGI Limitation
• Schedule C1 - Interest - Mortgage
• Home Mortgage Interest and Points from Form 1098
• Medical and Dental

• Schedule A - Employee Business Expenses
• Schedule C1 - Meals, and Entertainment, Travel
• Schedule Cl - Car and Truck Expenses, Utilities

• Schedule D - Capital Gains and Losses (Long-term)

• Moving Expenses

• Schedule A - Employee Business Expenses
• Entertainment, Meals, Gifts and Other Expenses
• Travel. Lodging and Other Expenses
• Business Use of Home
• Education Expenses
• Advertising Expenses
• Legal and Professional Expense
• Schedule D - Sale of Real and Personal Property

• Schedule Cl - Car & Truck Expenses/ Travel  
• Schedule C2 - Other Expenses - Vendor fees
• Schedule A - Contributions/ Unreimbursed Employee

• Income
• Income Tax Withholding
• Tax Credits
• Business Income

• Needs a response
• Proposed changes resulting in a balance

• Travel
• Meals & Entertainment
• Expenses
• Legal & Prof
• Other Expenses

• Schedule A - Itemized Deduction
• Medical & Dental Expense
• Tax Credits
• Child Care Credit

• Gifts to Charity

• Schedule A - Itemized Deduction
• Medical & Dental Expense
• Unreimbursed Employee Expense
• Other Miscellaneous Deductions

• Schedule E
• Passive Activity Loss Limited

• Earned Income Credit
• Dependent Exemptions
• Head of Household
• Child Tax Credit
• American Opportunity Credit

• Credits

• ​Credits

Miscalculation on Form 1040A, which affects Earned Income Tax Credit

Miscalculation on your Form 1040

• Failure to Timely Provide Complete Information on Form 5472.

• Failure to File Forms W-2

• Amount Due

Changed Form 1040 to match records

• Failure-to-pay penalty
• Interest charges

• Retirement Income Gross
• Retirement Income Taxable
• Student Loan Interest Deduction
• Tax Withheld

• Partnership/ Trust/ Small Business
• Student Loan Interest Deduction

Notice of Deficiency

Proposed increase in tax and notice of right to challenge

Second Reminder: Unpaid Taxes

Intent to terminate your installment agreement

• Earned Income Credit
• Dependents
• Filing Status

Credit on account
We haven’t received your tax return

You need to make sure someone is your dependent

Intent to seize up to 15% of your Social Security benefits.