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So You're Being Audited. Now What? Seven steps to get you through the ordeal.

By J.D. Roth

Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own.

Lucky me. I came home from vacation last spring to find a letter from the IRS alerting me that they were auditing my 2011 tax return--specifically, my Schedule C (profit or loss from business).

No problem! I thought. I'm honest and organized.

Ha! Although my intentions are honorable, I do make mistakes. And it turns out my organizational system--dumping all my tax documents from the past decade into a big box--left much to be desired.