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Employment tax audits take center stage with Internal Revenue Service
Started with individual returns, then business and partnership returns
The Internal Revenue Service is extending its National Research Program to cover employment taxes and their contribution to the tax gap. Businesses could face random audits under the program as soon as this fall. This program began with a concentration on individual returns and then moved on ...
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