Preparing for a Tax Audit

If you run a business in Florida, you are undoubtedly familiar with the Florida Sales and Use Tax laws. After all, when you offer products and services for sale, you are liable to keep track of those sales and make the appropriate payments to the IRS. If you've been in business for years, you may know more about these laws than you want to, as it is not at all unusual for businesses of every size to go through an audit by the IRS. This is always a very stressful time for business owners, but it can be made more manageable when you have the help of a qualified Fort Lauderdale Accounting Firm on your side.


How can a Fort Lauderdale Accounting Firm Help During an Audit?

Ever business is different, and every audit is going to be unique, but there are some things that every business needs when a Florida Sales and Use tax audit is imminent. The first thing your business needs is to be scrutinized internally. Having good records that have been reviewed by your accounting firm is the foundation for surviving a tax audit. There may be details that got overlooked by in house staff, that a professional accounting firm will notice right away.

Identifying the gaps and offering the right advice on how to fill those gaps during an audit are just a few of the ways that an experienced accounting firm can help your business during a tax audit. Don't think that an audit has to mean trouble for your business, working with financial professionals is the best step you can take to keep your business protected, so that you can get past your tax issues and get back to business as usual.

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