Mark S. Heroux, JD, a former senior trial attorney and special assistant US attorney with the IRS Chief Counsel’s office. He is a partner in the tax services group at Baker Tilly Virchow Krause, LLP, Chicago, one of the largest accounting firms in the US. He specializes in IRS procedures and dispute resolution. www.BakerTilly.com
Twice as many tax audits now IRS audits have more than doubled in the past decade. The number of taxpayers…