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IRS audit questions / business descriptions in an IRS audit

Most IRS Audits begin with a series of routine questions.

These questions are designed to give the agent a basis for the conversation in the first place:

• If they don't know what business you are in, then how can they possibly know what type of expenses are ordinary and necessary to the production of your product or service?
• If they don't know how many people work for you, then how can they justify a payroll tax expense?
• If they don't know that you have an office outside of your home, how can they justify a rent?

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