A notice is not an audit, and most are routine
A letter from the IRS or New York State sets off the same reaction in almost everyone. The good news: the large majority of these notices are routine — a math adjustment, a missing form, a balance due, a request to verify one number. They are not an audit, and they are usually straightforward to resolve once someone who knows the system reads them.
What matters is responding correctly and on time. Notices come with deadlines, and ignoring one turns a small issue into a bigger, more expensive one. We help business owners and individuals across Long Island and NYC make sense of the letter, figure out whether the agency is actually right, and respond the right way.
From a confusing letter to a resolved issue
The best audit response is avoiding one
A lot of notices and audits trace back to a handful of avoidable patterns — aggressive deductions, the gaps that make a Schedule C riskier than an S-Corp, or "tips" that circulate online and quietly invite scrutiny. Part of how we help is keeping clients from triggering these in the first place.
If you want to understand what actually raises your risk, our guides on why Schedule C gets audited more than S-Corps and viral tax myths that trigger audits are a good place to start. And if a penalty notice is the issue, the estimated-tax penalty trap explains how those happen.
Who this is for
This is for individuals and business owners on Long Island, in NYC, and nationwide who have received an IRS or New York State notice — or are facing an audit — and want someone experienced handling the response. You do not need to be an existing client; bring us the letter and we will tell you where you stand and what to do next.