Your QuickBooks Company Data File, the IRS and You
Yes, it's true. The IRS can *LEGALLY request a backup of your QuickBooks (or Peachtree) company data file if you are being audited. BACKGROUND: In 2010, the IRS purchased somewhere between 1,500 and 2,000 licenses for the QuickBooks 2010 Premier Accountant Edition from an ISP (Inuit Solutions Provider) and not directly from Intuit as it is made to look in announcements (SEE NOTE BELOW). Approximately 1,100 agents were trained to utilize QuickBooks and these agents have been instructed to obtain a copy of the taxpayer's data base for the year under examination ONLY when it is necessary. This method of examination of taxpayer records will not be used in all cases -- however, it will be up to the examiner. When requested, the electronic files should be provided on a…