Inspectors have completed field audits of 6 plants and were preparing to complete work on 22 others, the officials said.

Anyone who is notified of a pending field audit should consult an accountant and possibly a lawyer.

The Journal says the field audit comes after months of increasing tension between the agency and company.

In a field audit, the examiner visits your home or business to verify the information on your tax return.

It said, "Failure to reply to this notice will result in a follow-up contact and possible field audit."

In 1877 he performed a field audit of the Caucasus Army.

Rules are vague, critics say, and worse, are enforced by outside companies that often turn to recent college graduates to conduct field audits.

For field audits, those contractors mostly rely on recent college graduates.

The finance board's field audit of the Giuliani campaign was completed in less than a week last December.

For a field audit, which is less common and conducted at the taxpayer's home or business, Mr. Daily says about half hire representatives.