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Tax Complexity and the IRS

Questions - 1 to 33 of 33

All	Q#	Top 100	Question
	1		Did you use a paid preparer or accountant to prepare your most recent tax return for your business?
	2		Which best describes the primary reason you used a preparer or accountant?
	3		Did you use the same tax preparer or accountant to prepare your personal tax returns?
	4		Why didn’t you use a paid preparer or accountant to prepare your business tax returns?
	5		Did you use a tax filing software program such as TurboTax or TaxAct to file your most recent tax returns?
	6		Do you use an electronic bookkeeping program such as QuickBooks for business purposes?
	7		Do you typically consult a tax professional or financial planner prior to making a major financial decision for the business to determine its tax implications?
	8		On average, how many hours a month do you personally spend on tax compliance activities and tax recordkeeping for your business?
	9		Is most of the time you spend on tax compliance spent:
	10		How knowledgeable are you with tax requirements associated with your business – very knowledgeable, knowledgeable, somewhat knowledgeable, or not at all knowledgeable?
	11		Over the last three years, have you attempted to obtain tax-related information from the IRS Web site?
	12		Considering the tax-related information you wanted and the tax-related information you found, did you find the IRS Web site very useful, somewhat useful, not very useful, or not at all useful?
	13		Over the last three years, have you used the IRS’s toll-free telephone number to request tax-related information?
	14		Considering any and all dealings you have had with the IRS over the last three years, how would you rate your overall satisfaction?
	15		In the last three years IRS notices and other correspondence have been clear and understandable.
	16		In the last three years the IRS distributed refunds in a timely manner.
	17		In the last three years IRS penalties levied were justified.
	18		In the past 5 years have you been audited by the IRS?
	19		Was the reason for the audit due to a:
	20		How long did it take to complete the audit?
	21		Were you satisfied with the outcome of the audit?
	22		Did you have to pay a fine or penalty?
	23		Have you been audited more than once in the past 5 years by the IRS?
	24a		In the past 5 years, have you claimed all the tax deductions or credits you were qualified to take?
	24b		What is the primary reason you did not claim a tax deduction or credit?
	25		Do you offer your employees a retirement plan?
	26		What type of plan do you offer?
	27		Why don’t you offer your employees a retirement plan?
	28		Does your company do the payroll in-house, have an outside accountant or bookkeeper do it for you, or do you hire a payroll service company?
	29		Who does your business’s financial paperwork and record-keeping?
	30		What is your legal form of business?
	31		Have you changed your businesses’ legal structure in the past 10 years?
	32		Have you personally been a victim of tax related identity theft?

Tax Complexity and the IRS

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