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@abctax55 wrote:

But he was asking for auditors, right?

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While I suspect the auditors would not be thrilled with this idea, wouldn't it make sense for auditors to be switched to doing telephone support from mid-January through mid-April (allowing the IRS to answer more telephone calls), then then be auditing from May-December?

As a bonus, taxpayers (and tax professionals) would not need be dealing with audits during tax season.

I'm not sure how it would actually work out in real life, but it seems like a good idea to me.