Refer to your local county auditor to get the owner's name, then look up their phone number and get calling.

Bare minimum, you're obligated to provide your customers with a complete and executed W-9 when asked for it.Yes, I had a project and had discussions with NYC auditors when they audited the books of a non-profit I did consulting with.

It could be detected in an audit or through 1099 filings, I'd think.

A link to a public record from the county auditor is listed there.

Just the one office, 400 auditors, 300 tax, 200 consultants.I quit doing my taxes a long time ago.

Hi everybodyI am working as a financial auditor in PwC for last 5 years.

I draw all my initial data from public record (county auditor here in WA).  

., Taxes- I can contact the county auditor.

Here is how I use Zillow for comps. 1) Locate the property that your are comping on the map2) Set your search parameters to only show homes that have recently sold in the last six months (they all appear with yellow dots)3) Record the amount sold and the address4) Determine if they are truly comp properties (all 3/2's etc..)5) Pull data from your county auditors site and verify that the property sold (and that it was not a distressed sale)Or as an alternative...link up with a realtor.

In an audit auditors will examine the method of valuation and test for reasonableness and consistency.