{"id":28212,"date":"2017-09-18T18:35:28","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T18:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/resource-center.hrblock.com\/?p=28212"},"modified":"2018-04-16T21:53:19","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T02:53:19","slug":"tax-dictionary-audit-reconsideration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/tax-dictionary-audit-reconsideration\/","title":{"rendered":"IRS Audit Reconsideration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>IRS Definition<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Audit reconsideration is the process the IRS uses to reevaluate the results of a prior audit where additional tax was assessed and remains unpaid, or a tax credit was reversed. If the taxpayer disagrees with the original determination, he\/she must provide new information for the audited issues that was not previously considered during the original examination. It is also the process the IRS uses when the taxpayer contests a substitute for return (SFR) determination by filing an original delinquent return or when there is an IRS computational or processing error in assessing the tax.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>More from H&amp;R Block<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Audit reconsideration is the reopening of a closed <a href=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/tax-dictionary-irs-auditexamination\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">audit<\/a>. The IRS may agree to audit reconsideration if you missed the 30-day deadline to appeal your audit, and you have information to present that the IRS hasn&#8217;t already considered.<\/p>\n<p>You can request reconsideration any time you owe taxes because of an audit.<\/p>\n<p>The IRS is most likely to agree to audit reconsideration\u00a0in these situations:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>You missed your audit appointment.<\/li>\n<li>You moved and didn\u2019t receive the audit notice.<\/li>\n<li>The IRS made an error in computing your taxes.<\/li>\n<li>You have new information.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hrbcomlnp.hrblock.com\/tax-center\/irs\/audits-and-tax-notices\/irs-audits\/\">Learn how to handle an IRS audit and get expert help.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>IRS Definition Audit reconsideration is the process the IRS uses to reevaluate the results of a prior audit where additional tax was assessed and remains unpaid, or a tax credit was reversed. 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