IRS Auditor

[jasdlm]

Initial meeting at IRS center. Auditor kept my client waiting 53 minutes. Unreal. Client is more patient than I am. I probably would have left her a voicemail (my client left several) and made my exit.

[Terry O]

I have my second audit in 28 years next month - - - am NOT looking forward to it - -and am actually going down without my client - - - should be interesting!

As I have learned with Drs - -always try to get the first appointment of the day!

[jainen]

>>Auditor kept my client waiting 53 minutes. Unreal<<

It sounds real enough. Do you think, if you had walked out, would that have helped your client's situation?

[jasdlm]

You're right, Jainen. I was just venting. I, of course, advised the client to wait. The good news is that once the audit got started, it lasted only an hour, and seemed to go very well.

[JohnH]

I'd say that was 53 minutes well spent.

[TAXBILLY]

I try to schedule audits Friday afternoons about 2PM if possible ... weekend coming up, auditor just had lunch and is mellow and ready for the weekend.

taxbilly

[ILLMAS]

You are on their turf, they will make you wait all day without a care in the world. Our city mayor said himself, city/government employees are not customer service oriented, when it time for them to go, they go.

[jasdlm]

I haven't had much experience with audits, so I have to admit that I was surprised that one would start 53 minutes late. In thinking more about it, I don't know why that surprises me. I will certainly know better what to expect last time.

The last two audits I went through (where I hired a CPA to sit in because I had so little experience) were in my office, and the auditor was on time. They were quite smooth and both ended well, so I think I got spoiled!

[michaelmars]

TO ME THATS 53 OF EASY BILLABLE MINUTES

[kcjenkins]

Just be sure and take your laptop or netbook, so the wait time is not a total waste.