Am I more likely to be audited as an expat?

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Are you more likely to be audited as an expat? Learn more about your audit risk and two new expat tax compliance campaigns with the experts at H&R Block.

Recently, the IRS announced two new campaigns focused on expat tax compliance: the Foreign Earned Income Exclusion Campaign and the Individual Foreign Tax Credit Campaign. As part of these campaigns, the IRS will address noncompliance through several methods, including audits. However, audit risk is determined by a number of factors and your audit risk will depend on your facts and circumstances.

How can H&R Block help? With our Advanced Notice & Audit Support service, we will receive copies of your IRS notices directly from the IRS. Once we receive a notice, one of our tax advisors will explain it to you and work with you to reach a resolution with the IRS at no additional charge.

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