2784 78 Business & Finance Taxes Tax Returns true Wed, 02 Apr 2008 07:48:08 -0700 /system/videos/5/84/27/2784.flv audit, audited, bluff, bluffing, business, DIY, Do It Yourself, Essential Skills, finance, get, Instructional, Learn to, lie, lying, prepare, preparing, Return, returns, surviving, suvive, tax, taxes, through, Tips, tutorial How To Bluff Your Way Through an IRS Audit http://www.howcast.com/videos/2784-How-To-Bluff-Your-Way-Through-an-IRS-Audit http://www.howcast.com/videos/2784-How-To-Bluff-Your-Way-Through-an-IRS-Audit/edit approved 125 640 480 <object width="425" height="352" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" id="howcastplayer"><param name="movie" value="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=2784"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.howcast.com/flash/howcast_player.swf?file=2784" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="425" height="352" allowFullScreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" ></embed></object> 12 rachelrachel http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/hoffman_HTBluffYourWayThroughIRSAudit_sd_xxlarge_maintained_aspect.jpg 1370 false false false 28880 1 23 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/23.jpg Gather your documents Gather all documentation—and by that we mean put together as many cartons of paperwork as you can, no matter how irrelevant. On D-day, have everything delivered to your auditor in a trailer.

]]> 28881 2 36 Tip Take any smoking guns—like the W-2 that proves you made $156,000, not the $15,600 you claimed—and make them too gross to handle. A few smudges or stains—or the strategically placed booger—will deter close examination.

]]> 28882 3 52 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/52.jpg Dress for success Dress for success—or, in your case, to confound. Auditors spend their days adrift in a bland sea of paperwork. Be a bright spot in their dull day.

]]> 28883 4 62 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/62.jpg Speak no evil When the auditor begins asking questions, try repeating “No comprendo” over and over. Or start asking him questions about his taxes.

]]> 28884 5 71 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/71.jpg Talk like an auctioneer If the “no speak English” thing doesn’t work out, try the opposite—speak so fast that the auditor can’t catch a word of what you’re saying.

]]> 28885 6 81 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/81.jpg Spin the lies When confronted with incontrovertible proof that you willfully misrepresented your earnings, say that you are not trying to deceive the government; you are protesting the tax laws. Not unlike those noble folks who threw the Boston Tea Party, thank you very much.

]]> 28886 7 96 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/96.jpg Squeal like a pig If the auditor is not buying your patriotic ploy, throw loved ones under the bus. Offer to tip off the to ten tax cheats in return for immunity.

]]> 28887 8 107 Step http://img.howcast.com/system/thumbnails/2784/107.jpg Prepare for prison While waiting for the to get back to you—they have 28 months to decide your fate—take a weight training class. It will stand you in good stead if you’re not lucky enough to be sent to Club Fed.

]]> 28888 9 118 Fact About half the people who appeal an auditor’s findings get their tax bill reduced.

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