The IRS audited my husband’s 2021 tax return and, yes, he made some mistakes. Now it wants two years to look at his 2022 tax return. Is this normal?

Dear Tax Guy,

My husband owns his own business. The Internal Revenue Service audited his 2021 income-tax return. There were some small mistakes. The amount due was paid. However, he received notice at the end of 2023 that he was also being audited for 2022. When the auditor came to the office, he said it was because the company had a big increase in revenue.

We were told the audit would be completed by May 2024. He recently received a notice saying the IRS wants two more years to complete the audit. Is this normal? Must we agree to have this hanging over our heads that long? We provided all the required documentation, so I’m not expecting problems. I just don’t like it taking so long.