02 Aug Asking CPA for help with IRS letter
Photo: jdurham/morguefile.comQ. If I get a letter from the IRS asking for a clarification, and I used a CPA. Do I just send the CPA the letter? Will they charge me for additional work?
— Taxed
A. Don’t waste time in contacting your CPA and answering the IRS.
You should send the CPA a copy of the IRS letter, said Gail Rosen, a Martinsville-based certified public accountant.
“You never want to answer the government without getting advice from your CPA first,” Rosen said. “The last thing you want to do is answer the IRS wrong and try to correct it later.”
As for your relationship with your CPA, Rosen said, the terms of agreement specifying what services are covered under the fee you paid are usually covered in the engagement letter you signed with your CPA.
“You can also request that your CPA give you an estimate of any billable amounts before they start working,” Rosen said.
Good luck with the IRS!
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This post was first published in August 2016.
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