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2022-08-09 19:29:49 UTC - MISINFORMED_OR_POTENTIALLY_MISLEADING

While this is true, the reason for audits targeting the poor is b/c "the IRS is so significantly understaffed and structured to expend the least amount of resources to conduct the largest number of examinations." https://trac.syr.edu/tracirs/latest/679/ The IRS is hiring to enable more audits on higher earners. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/irs-working-to-boost-audit-rates-for-higher-earners.html

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• While this is true, the reason for audits targeting the poor is b/c "the IRS is so significantly understaffed and structured to expend the least amount of resources to conduct the largest number of examinations." https://trac.syr.edu/tracirs/latest/679/ The IRS is hiring to enable more audits on higher earners. https://www.cnbc.com/2022/06/02/irs-working-to-boost-audit-rates-for-higher-earners.html