No. Whether your return is self-prepared or prepared by a professional (a CPA or an EA) has no impact on whether or not your return is selected for audit. There are a few returns which are selected at random. If not selected randomly, returns are selected based on items in the return. For example, there are certain red flags and ratios that will trigger a review, such as the amount of charitable gifts deducted as a percentage of income. And you are correct, 15 consecutive years of business loss might warrant a review/audit. If the return is filed by a CPA or self-prepared will have zero impact on whether or not that happens.
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