After you receive a letter or phone call from the IRS about an audit, you will be asked to schedule an appointment with an IRS revenue agent (except for correspondence audits, which are conducted via mail and fax). This is the second step of the audit process. The meeting will take place at your business, your attorney’s office, or at an IRS office. It may last as little as a few hours or as long as several weeks, depending on the complexity of the audit and the number of documents that must be reviewed. The auditor may issue additional IDRs, request documents from third parties (such as your bank), and even open up other tax years for examination. If you are under audit and have been asked to make an appointment for an IRS audit meeting, you should contact a New Jersey tax attorney immediately.