Category Archives: IRS Audits



IRS Audits 80% More Rich Taxpayers

Monday, August 15th, 2011

Robert Frank at the WSJ looked at the latest audit statistics in the IRS Data Book and discovered that the IRS audited more than 18% of returns with income of at least $10 million. This is an increase of 80% from 2009, when only 10% were audited. Audit rates increased for other income groups as well, though most sharply for the higher brackets. (more…)