Individual and business taxpayers need to be careful to completely and accurately disclose their taxable income on their annual returns. Inaccuracies and inconsistencies – both intentional and unintentional – can lead to Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scrutiny, and this scrutiny can, in turn, lead to fines, interest and other penalties. Here, Virginia tax lawyer Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, discusses some particular filing mistakes that are likely to trigger IRS audits in 2021:

When the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) extended the federal income tax filing deadline to May 17 for 2021, this extension did not apply to the obligation to file a Report of Foreign Bank and Financial Accounts (FBAR) with the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). So, if you did not file your FBAR by April 15, what do you need to do? Virginia international tax attorney Kevin E. Thorn, Managing Partner of Thorn Law Group, explains: