The letter that I read stated that she was due some relief from their initial levy based upon additional backup she supplied. It also listed some wages, car and truck expenses, travel expenses and professional fees as being disputed that she needed to provide addtl info concerning.
It sounds to me like they misplaced the addtl info she provided as requested in the letter from the appeals office that noted the above. They then issued a lien which was subsequently released 2 months later. I’m not certain where you find she had an outstanding lien for 4 plus years. The audit appears to center on the 2005 return so it may be the audit began 4 years or so after the return was filed.
I do know as a business owner that IRS rules are extremely complex and often appear contradictory. I have a CPA prepare my returns but I’m certain if I were audited it wouldn’t be a pleasant experience.
Based upon what I’ve read I don’t think she’s a tax cheat. Often you don’t know exactly how the IRS views certain issues until it’s decided through the appeals process.
If an audit and an appeals process which results in a negotiated settlement is going to disqualify someone for public office then it’s going to be very difficult to find any candidates. I don’t see anything in this IRS issue in my mind which disqualifies her for public office.
I downloaded the letter to my own server, and you can follow that link. PLEASE re-read it. It says she is probably due some relief, but not all of it.
So I guess - barring any other documentation - she still owes somewhere between $11,000 and $2,000 (if the listed broad categories of travel/meals/entertainment and legal/professional fees were fully accepted as listed). But Christine - and many here - have insisted she's paid it all, that the IRS admitted it was all their mistake, and it was bogus. Yet that is NOT what is shown.
I do know as a business owner that IRS rules are extremely complex and often appear contradictory. I have a CPA prepare my returns but I’m certain if I were audited it wouldn’t be a pleasant experience.
I'm a business owner, too, I've been audited by the IRS, and I've gone round-and-round with them, too... Even had an ACTUAL mistake on their part. But the documentation was extensive, and complete, and much better than what she showed. And when the lien was lifted, I received a letter stating EXACTLY that. Not a "we'll talk" - but an actual "it's gone".
Based upon what I’ve read I don’t think she’s a tax cheat. Often you don’t know exactly how the IRS views certain issues until it’s decided through the appeals process.
She may not be, but then why does she claim the issue is resolved and there's no proof it is? If it's still on-going then state as much and say you're contesting it. Don't claim it's gone and then get found to be lying.
At this point, she's either lying about the issue being resolved, or she still owes taxes. Either way, it's not very good...