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Audit prep & defense
When the government knocks, we answer.
Notice response within 24 hours, evidence assembled before deadlines, and representation through resolution. $0 penalties across 340+ engagements.
- $0 Penalties
- 24-Hour Response
- 340+ Engagements
What this entails
File conservatively. Document aggressively.
An IRS or state notice doesn’t have to become a crisis — unless it sits unanswered while penalties compound. The difference between a closed notice and a costly audit is usually speed and paperwork.
We triage every notice within 24 hours, assemble the evidence file before the deadline, handle all correspondence, and represent you through examination to resolution. Clients who file with us year-round get this protection built in; everyone else can engage us the day the letter arrives.
What’s included
- 24-hour notice triageRisk graded and response clock started same day.
- Evidence file assemblyWorkpapers organized to the examiner’s checklist.
- Full correspondence & representationWe speak to the agency so you don’t have to.
- Resolution & prevention memoClosed file plus fixes so it never recurs.
Process
From letter to closed file, handled.
Day 0–1
Triage
Forward the notice. We identify the agency, the exposure, and the deadline — and confirm your response plan within 24 hours.
Week 1–2
Evidence
We assemble workpapers, reconcile the questioned items, and draft the response with every filing reviewed twice.
To close
Resolution
We manage correspondence and examination through the closing letter — then document preventive fixes for next year.
Questions
Audits, answered.
We got a notice and you’re not our CPA. Can you still help?
Yes. About half our defense work starts exactly this way. Send the notice and we’ll triage it within 24 hours, whether or not we prepared the original return.
How have you kept penalties at zero?
Conservative filing positions plus aggressive documentation. When every number arrives with its evidence attached, examiners close files instead of expanding them.
Will you talk to the IRS for us?
Yes — representation is included. All correspondence goes through us, and we attend examinations on your behalf with proper authorization.
What does it cost?
Simple notices are fixed-fee; full examinations are scoped after triage with a capped quote. You approve everything before we begin.
Get started
Got a letter? Don’t wait.
Forward your notice through our intake form — a CPA triages it within 24 hours.