The Bull Brew · Accounting Series

The Audit Binder

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Every deduction tells a story. Some of them, the IRS has heard before. Score your return the way an examiner's computer would, see exactly which lines draw attention, and build the binder of proof that answers every question — before you file.

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The Filer

Who is filing, and on what.

Rents received, business receipts — the top line everything is measured against.
What the rentals are worth. The repairs test is measured against this.
Years this activity showed a net loss. Three or more invites the hobby-loss question.
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The Deductions

Enter what you claimed — or plan to claim.

03

The Score

How this return reads to a screening computer.

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Enter your numbers

Your audit-risk score builds itself as you type. Zero is a return nobody looks at twice. One hundred is a return that writes its own audit letter.

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Gross income
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Total deductions
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Deduction ratio
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Net position
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The Flags

Each one, in plain English — and why it draws the eye.

05

Fix It Before You File

The action list the flags demand.

06

The Binder

The proof, category by category. Check off what you hold.

Add deductions above and your binder builds itself.
Read this before you rely on it: The Audit Binder is an educational planning tool. Its benchmarks are heuristics drawn from commonly published IRS audit patterns and practitioner experience — they are not IRS scoring formulas (the real DIF system is not public), they are not a prediction that you will or won't be audited, and they are not tax, legal, or accounting advice. Deduction rules change and turn on facts no app can see. Run anything material past your own CPA or tax attorney before you file. Nothing here creates a professional relationship with The Bull Brew.