More Oversight of Commercial Vehicles Needed to Improve Road Safety in Ontario, Auditor General Says
The audit concluded that the Ministry of Transportation missed the opportunity to remove thousands of unsafe commercial vehicles and drivers from Ontario roads.
Recruiting Techs: Auditing Your Technician Friendliness
The technician shortage is a very real problem facing the industry. Discover ways to be proactive about it and address your shop’s technician retention now.
Giti Plant Completes Audit to Supply Tires to Volkswagen
The Giti Tire manufacturing facility in South Carolina has completed an audit by Volkswagen to supply two tire sizes for the 2019 Volkswagen Passat.
Surviving an IRS Audit
The IRS collected $7.3 billion from audits in 2015. Small businesses (sole proprietorships in particular) are more likely to be targeted than bigger companies. But the experience doesn’t have to be painful.
Auditors to Examine Tire Stewardship Spending
Following the Toronto Star’s article that outlined the Ontario Tire Stewardship’s excess spending on fancy meals, hotels and alcohol, auditors have been called to investigate the government-created organization, the newspaper reports. Auditors will be looking at the organization’s spending, contracts, plans for its $50-million surplus and the allegation that a former executive stole recycling fees,
6 Tips to Stay Compliant as Form I-9 Audits Increase
The Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 states that employers may only hire employees that are legally authorized to work in the United States and with that, employers must verify the identity and work authorization of anyone hired by completing the Employment Eligibility and Verification Form, known as the I-9. Even though this law
Purcell Auditor Elected TIA Secretary
Freda Pratt-Boyer, senior auditor of Purcell Tire & Rubber Co., was elected the new secretary on TIA’s board of directors.
Surviving Audits
So you did everything you couldto avoid the IRS red flags, and you still somehow managed to get audited? Don’tfret – you can learn survival skills. First of all, most auditssimply require that you provide additional information to the IRS. And auditsare usually done on tax returns that are a few years old. If the
Avoiding Audits
Though the IRS randomlyselects returns for audit review, it will tag certain returns because of“suspicious information” or deductions. To reduce your business’ risk of beingaudited, avoid these common IRS red flags: • Incomplete or inaccurateincome reports • Unusual or above-averagedeductions • Business losses,especially tax losses. If you decide to takelegitimate deductions for business losses, keep
Audit Chief Hired by Goodyear
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. has hired Richard Pegher as vice president of internal audit.