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HANDLING THE SENSITIVE IRS AUDIT: WHO GETS PENALIZED AND WHO GOES TO JAIL

Cost Free
Presentation Length 1.5 hours

Recorded DateApril 24, 2018
CPE:Not available
(archived webinars do not offer CPE credits)
Subject AreaTaxes
Course LevelBasic
Course Description

Navigating the Internal Revenue Service audit process is already a difficult task. Handling sensitive audits that are likely to uncover significant income underreporting and deficiencies add to these challenges. This session will cover strategies for minimizing the risk of such audits and guidance on how to determine when an audit may be turning into a criminal investigation, including the questions to ask and the signs to look out for. Issues of privilege and the right to assert a taxpayer’s 5th Amendment rights will also be discussed.
 

Learning Objectives

  • How to recognize a sensitive audit

  • The questions you should be asking the auditor and your client.

  • Tips for recognizing when an IRS Examiner has referred your client for criminal investigation.

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Michael Sardar has extensive experience in a wide range of tax controversy and white-collar criminal defense matters. Mr. Sardar represents clients in all stages of civil and criminal tax controversies before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), state tax authorities, the Department of Justice, and local prosecutors.

About Our Presenter

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Kostelanetz, LLP enjoys an unparalleled national reputation for representing clients in sensitive and high-stakes negotiations and controversies with government agencies, including tax audits and trials, regulatory investigations, white-collar criminal defense, and complex litigation. Our attorneys are dedicated to providing the finest legal services in all phases of representation, from factual development, through an audit or investigation, to trial or negotiated resolution. We also have an active practice providing tax planning advice, estate planning, and representation in government procurement and government contracting.