One great benefit to using an experienced tax attorney for your IRS audit is where there is the possibility of a tax fraud investigation. Your experienced tax attorney will usually be alerted when the activities of the tax auditor (IRS) suggest the audit is becoming more the nature of a fraud investigation than a garden variety tax audit. You should only use an attorney fully versed in tax fraud matters at this point. CPAs and Enrolled Agents do not have the tools or licensure to represent you in the U.S. District Court where tax fraud cases oftentimes are based. If your Revenue Officer (examiner) suddenly disappears and is out of the picture for a long period of time, this indicates the possible referral of a case to the Criminal Investigation Division of the IRS. Why would this be? Because the IRS examiner is required to suspend all audit activity once the suspicion of fraud exists and the case is referred to the CID. Has this happened in your tax audit? Please contact John Ellsworth and discuss the possibility of a tax fraud defense without further delay.

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