[Raycpa]

A large part of doing tax returns is anticipating what the IRS computer is going to do with the information they receive to avoid mis- matching. I will often report on wrong line and then back out and put it on right line because that is what IRS is looking for.

Also, much more inclined to pull transcripts on clients who have terrible records to avoid mismatches before filing return.

My firm has gotten good at avoiding cp2000s

[familyop]

Sorry, I committed a human error in re. "wrong line" (as reminded by someone here, copies of the letter and other documents elsewhere in safe places now). All of the relevant errors were made in the IRS office.

The whole income from two small pensions was shown as a negative, but then the total from the two small pensions was calculated as a positive self-employment income on the CP2000 for a self-employment tax (non-existent self-employment).

Turned out after some talks with IRS lawyer-consultants, that the CPA was making minor mistakes in the filings, as had other CPAs before (errors not related to the CP2000 letter). If they'd done the filings right, we would have shown even less taxable income. But I like to make sure that the filings are done correctly.

"My firm has gotten good at avoiding cp2000s"

Very well done, and thank you for the reply. Corruption is so common now, that crooks are using it as an excuse, saying that, "There's corruption everywhere." Some say, "Why don't you move?" Cops have been told the same and more after reporting corruption. Your firm is all the more exceptional and commendable.