IRS Audits & Exams
“A promoter is pressuring my business to claim the Employee Retention Credit for a massive upfront fee, what are the audit risks if my business does not actually qualify?”
When a business is urged to claim the Employee Retention Credit through a promoter and the fee is unusually large, the main concerns often center on eligibility support, documentation quality, and whether the claim was prepared from payroll and revenue records that actually match the facts. If the business does not qualify, audit exposure can include disallowance of the credit, repayment issues, penalties, and added scrutiny of related filings. The level of risk often depends on how the claim was marketed, what records were used, and whether management relied on incomplete or aggressive representations. A CPA who reads your specifics can usually tell you, in plain English, where this lands.
In your 60-minute session, the KGOB advisor handling it will:
- Read your exact situation and tell you, in plain English, what’s actually going on.
- Lay out your options and the trade-offs — no jargon, no judgment.
- Give you a clear next step you can act on, whether that’s with us or on your own.
“I lost all my physical receipts from a year I am currently being audited for, can I use credit card statements and bank logs to prove my business expenses?”
“I received a terrifying audit notice for a tax return I filed three years ago, exactly how far back in time is the IRS legally allowed to audit me?”
“The IRS is auditing my small business and wants to see all my bank statements, do I legally have to provide my personal checking accounts to the auditor too?”
“I just got a Letter 525 proposing thousands in changes to my tax return, how do I officially request an appeal conference with the IRS Independent Office of Appeals?”
This page is a prompt to start a conversation, not tax or legal advice, and states no tax-law specifics as fact. A consult session does not by itself create an ongoing engagement. We do not promise specific outcomes or savings. Kohari Gonzalez Oneyear & Brown PLLC — Charlotte, NC.
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