My CPA Practice Advisor article on March Madness NCAA tournament betting – and its impact on your tax return.  Here are 5 tips on reporting gambling on your tax return.

My H&R Block article about how the IRS is questioning education credits by using Forms 1098-T to match against tax returns in the CP2000 automated underreporter program.  The IRS asks for proof that the education expenses have been paid- this sounds more like an audit than an underreporter notice.  This is another example of the IRS questioning more returns using automation.  Here is what to do.

My article for H&R Block that provides the “real” IRS audit rate.  The media states the chance of an IRS audit is 1 in 143 – it is actually much higher because the IRS uses automated “audit” methods, like matching notices and return rejects.   The real “audit” rate is actually much higher – and because much of the process is automated, the IRS can maintain high rates of coverage – unlike the published “audit rate” indicates.

The article is called “Red Letters.”   In 2013, the IRS started using Form 1099-K that reports merchant card transactions (like debit and credit cards) to match against business returns.  This matching program was the start of my problems for taxpayers.  The article explains the IRS compliance programs using Form 1099-K and what to do if you get a 1099-K IRS matching notice or audit.