Should lawyer be told of IRS audit?

[andy158]

Got notice of audit in mail yesterday for 2008 taxes. They are questioning schedule c expenses on car, travel and gross reciepts on my wife's buisness. She was an independant contractor for a health care company and did extensive traveling that year. If I end up owing what repercussions will that have on my bk13? Should lawyer be contacted if I end up with a balance due? How do the bk courts look at incurring new tax debt? This is my first ever audit and I am a little shaken now that I am almost a year into my bk13.

[SMinGA]

You filed in July, and this is potentially tax debt for 2008. So its not new debt... You'd need to amend your plan to include it. Not a major problem, unless you are not paying anything to unsecured - in that case you'll need to increase your monthly payment. Or if your current amount to unsecured cannot be decreased, such as due to non-exempt assets you wanted to keep.

[Shawshank]

I would wait to see the results.
If you end up having to pay a large amount, then I'd suggest calling your attorney.