A Taxpayer's Return Is Classified for Audit After Receiving a High

question 42

Multiple Choice

A taxpayer's return is classified for audit after receiving a high DIF score and being manually screened by an IRS classifier. Which of the following statements best describes whether the taxpayer will be contacted by an auditor or revenue agent?

• A)The taxpayer will be contacted since a high DIF score always will mean some type of audit.
• B)The taxpayer will be contacted because only the National Office has the power todecide that after screening, the return need not be audited.
• C)The taxpayer will not necessarily be contacted since after the Service Center review, it may be decided that an audit is unwarranted because the return will be manually inspected for audit determination.
• D)The taxpayer will not necessarily be contacted by an auditor or revenue agent since after the return is screened by the Service Center, it then is randomly selected for audit.

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