IRS Tax Audit Risk: What Triggers an Audit?

A practical guide to common IRS audit flags and how IRS Now surfaces them from your transaction data.

Common IRS audit triggers

  • Unusually high meals & entertainment relative to revenue
  • Outlier travel and airfare patterns without business purpose
  • High‑value wire transfers and unclassified adjustments
  • Inconsistent 1099 / W‑2 income reporting
  • Charity payments to donor‑vendor overlaps

How to check your tax audit risk

  1. Export CSV/JSON from your bank or brokerage.
  2. Upload securely via our encrypted portal.
  3. Get a PDF with green/yellow/red tax audit flags in minutes.

This guide is informational and not tax or legal advice.