Does a taxpayer whose native language is not English have a right to an interpreter at an IRS tax audit? Anything else
Q.Please consider these questions to be hypothetical, and/or that I am asking them for a friend who does not wish to be identified. Any help would be appreciated, even if you don't know the answers to all of the questions. 1. Does a taxpayer whose native language is not English have a right to an interpreter at an IRS tax audit? 2. Does the IRS have to provide the interpreter, or does the taxpayer? 3. Can the taxpayer do the appeal without a lawyer? If not, how much should the taxpayer expect to pay for a lawyer? For example, if the assessment is less than $10,000, would the taxpayer be better off to just forget it, even if the assessment seems unjustified, because a lawyer might cost more than any appeal would be likely to recover?
A.Probably. My recollection is that a taxpayer can bring anyone he/she wants to. I'm sure that if the taxpayer gives sufficient notice, he can audio-tape the audit as well, to preserve evidence toward your question 4 (which I can't answer).And I don't think the IRS has to provide the interpreter. On these facts, I think a lawyer is needed once you get to court. Internal appeals within the IRS might not require a lawyer.
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