Letter with a regular audit request from the irs
Q.My son just received a one-page letter from the irs telling him that he needs to come into their office on a specific date and time (ten days from the date of the letter) for a oral deposition, also requesting his tax documents for the years 1994 to 1998. The letter was signed by an irs officer and noterized. I found this notice very unusual and am wondering what the significance of it is. It does not strike me as a regular audit request .Does anyone can give me some advices or experiences ?
A.Hire a pro. This letter is unusual in several ways: 1. The statute of limitation for other than fraudulent returns is 3 years. This means the oldest return they should be asking for here in early 2000 is for the year 1996. 2. I'm not familiar with any letters right off the bat that mention oral depositions. 3. The letter usually states particular areas of one years return they are reviewing and asks the taxpayer to bring info to support particular items. This has all the markings of a non-filer case. IRS does not routinely issue summons like this appears to be. If so, he may be headed into a major confrontation with the Service. Professional help would seem to be an absolute necessity. I would second the moderator's advice, but first I'd find out if the IRS really wants to talk to him. I've never heard of the IRS sending a notarized letter to the taxpayer. I'd suggest he call the IRS and verify that the person who sent the letter works there and really wants to see him. If so, advise the IRS that a rep will be coming. From your description, it sounds like he received an IRS Form 2039 summonsing him to appear in accordance with section 7602 of the tax code. A summons is similar to a subpoena. It is an order to appear. He has a choice of complying by appearing at the appointed time, or having someone represent him. Code section 7521(c) designates Enrolled Agents, Certified Public Accounts (CPAs), and attorneys as persons authorized to represent taxpayers before the IRS. If you don't aren't credentialed as one of these, you wouldn't be authorized to represent him, however, you could accompany him.
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