12 Audit Red Flags

CBS Moneywatch has a list of 12 items that are either widely abused are likely to result in errors. The 12 "red flag" items listed are:

• Not reporting income.
  
  
• A large change in income.
  
  
• Being self-employed.
  
  
• Taking higher-than-average deductions.
  
  
• Large charitable contrtibutions.
  
  
• Small business losses.
  
  
• Claiming rental losses.
  
  
• A home office deducttion.
  
  
• Large business mealand entertainment deductions.
  
  
• 100% business use of a vehicle.
  
  
• Large casualty losses.
  
  
• Math errors.

You can read the description and additional information for each item here.