{"id":15951,"date":"2016-02-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/10-tips-to-help-you-avoid-an-irs-audit\/"},"modified":"2026-07-27T15:13:57","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T15:13:57","slug":"10-tips-to-help-you-avoid-an-irs-audit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/10-tips-to-help-you-avoid-an-irs-audit\/","title":{"rendered":"10 Tips To Help You Avoid An IRS Audit [INFOGRAPHIC]"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#039;m Darrin Mish. For 32 years I&#039;ve practiced federal tax litigation \u2014 routine audits, Tax Court cases, and everything in between. If you&#039;re facing an IRS issue, here&#039;s what you need to know first.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s here folks &#8211; Tax Season. While it can be the most stressful time of the year, it can also be the most rewarding! Going through a year&#8217;s worth of records and receipts, you might just find out &#8216;ole Uncle Sam owes you some money or even discover a tax break that could save you some big ones! In either case, getting the most out of your tax return is the highest priority. \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/category\/irs-help\/\">Click here to read or watch more IRS Help resources.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this can be time-consuming. After all, you are digging up and reviewing 365 days of deductions, receipts, income, etc.; making sure you file all of this correctly could make or break your tax return. With all the effort you put into filing each year, the last thing anyone wants is a reason for the IRS to come knocking at your door. That&#8217;s why we have compiled a list of 10 tips to help you avoid <a href=\"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/tag\/irs-audit\/\">an IRS audit<\/a>. Read on to discover some key guidelines that can minimize your risk of an audit and save you money in the long run.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15953\" src=\"http:\/\/getirshelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/infographic-84-10-Tips-To-Help-You-Avoid-An-IRS-Audit.jpg\" alt=\"infographic-84 10 Tips To Help You Avoid An IRS Audit\" width=\"679\" height=\"3512\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Share this Image On Your Site<\/h3>\n<p><textarea style=\"width: 540px; height: 100px;\">&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Please include attribution to http:\/\/getirshelp.com\/ with this graphic.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;br \/&gt;&lt;a href=&#8217;http:\/\/getirshelp.com\/10-tips-to-help-you-avoid-an-irs-audit\/&#8217;&gt;&lt;img src=&#8217;http:\/\/getirshelp.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/infographic-84-10-Tips-To-Help-You-Avoid-An-IRS-Audit.jpg&#8217; alt=&#8221; width=&#8217;679&#8242; border=&#8217;0&#8242; \/&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;<\/textarea><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#039;m Darrin Mish. For 32 years I&#039;ve practiced federal tax litigation \u2014 routine audits, Tax Court cases, and everything in between. If you&#039;re facing an IRS issue, here&#039;s what you need to know first. It&#8217;s here folks &#8211; Tax Season. While it can be the most stressful time of the year, it can also be [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-15951","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-irs-help","tag-irs-audit"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15951"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22754,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15951\/revisions\/22754"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/getirshelp.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}