Your tax return could trigger an IRS audit if you're missing key tax forms, experts say. Here's a checklist of forms and when to expect them.

Over 160 million IRS tax returns will be filed in 2026, and small tax filing mistakes can delay refunds or trigger an IRS audit. The 2026 tax season demands accuracy. Wrong Social Security numbers ...

Whether you're worried about tracking expenses or how to report your income, these tools can help you avoid the mistakes that raise some red flags.

WASHINGTON (AP) — The IRS failed to pursue mandatory audits of Donald Trump on a timely basis during his presidency, a congressional panel found on Tuesday, raising questions about statements by the ...

If the idea of getting audited by the IRS fills you with dread, you aren’t alone. No business owner enjoys the thought of digging through years of receipts, bank statements and payroll documents and ...

The IRS can broaden the audit, and, in the wrong fact pattern, frame the issue as deliberate concealment rather than poor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Nathan Goldman is a tax prof. at NC State Univ. As the onset of the new tax accounting reporting standard approaches, external ...

IN 2025, the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) suspended all its audit and field operations to realign its audit strategy and processes. This stemmed from congressional probes concerning the agency’s ...

Tax audits have been front and center of public discourse for the better part of the past few months. Aside from the ...