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This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
The low income folks are more likely to be receiving benefits based on low income & should be verified? Purely conjecture…This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
I forget the exact details, but there are deductions or credits available to low income filers that have a lot of potential for abuse. I want to say it's child tax credits or something of that nature.
The IRS is not responsible for verifying income for such purposes.The low income folks are more likely to be receiving benefits based on low income & should be verified? Purely conjecture…
This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
A few years ago, one of my buddies got audited because his baby mama filed her taxes first and claimed their kid even though it was his year to do it.
He said he had to provide the court ruling that it was his year to file with the kid.
I have no idea what happened to her. I assume she had to pay some hefty penalty.
This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
I've never been audited but did get a letter from the IRS one year saying that I owed money because I had made a mistake on one of two forms. I called them and after waiting for 30 minutes got a lady who was really nice. I told her about the letter and told her I may have made a mistake but wanted her to point it out so we went thru both forms and when we got done she said that I didn't owe anything. I asked her to send me a letter stating that I didn't owe anything and several days later the letter came in the mail.A few years ago, one of my buddies got audited because his baby mama filed her taxes first and claimed their kid even though it was his year to do it.
He said he had to provide the court ruling that it was his year to file with the kid.
I have no idea what happened to her. I assume she had to pay some hefty penalty.
EITCI forget the exact details, but there are deductions or credits available to low income filers that have a lot of potential for abuse. I want to say it's child tax credits or something of that nature.
This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
I was reading something a while back that said the IRS were outgunned when going against the pros that big companies hire.The typical IRS agent conducting an examination (audit) is no match for these pros.
irs sees less resistance to fight from low income earners?This kind of surprised me. Why would the low income people be audited more than the ones a little higher? Is it just a case of a lot more people being in the 50k to 200k so it makes the percentage lower?
I've always wondered if that's part of it. Easy pickin's with no resistance. Most people would just pay (if they could) what the IRS says they owe without even checking to see if the IRS was right.irs sees less resistance to fight from low income earners?
I've done it before (and knew I was in the right)I've always wondered if that's part of it. Easy pickin's with no resistance. Most people would just pay (if they could) what the IRS says they owe without even checking to see if the IRS was right.
I was reading something a while back that said the IRS were outgunned when going against the pros that big companies hire.
That's why they've asked for additional IRS funding and staffing, so they can go after more of the big boys. Of course, the Republicans say the money would be used to go after working class heroes.
I think what Noodle was saying is what you went through counts as an "audit" for the purposes of the numbers posted.I've never been audited but did get a letter from the IRS one year saying that I owed money because I had made a mistake on one of two forms. I called them and after waiting for 30 minutes got a lady who was really nice. I told her about the letter and told her I may have made a mistake but wanted her to point it out so we went thru both forms and when we got done she said that I didn't owe anything. I asked her to send me a letter stating that I didn't owe anything and several days later the letter came in the mail.
I don't want an audit but don't fear one because I try to do the taxes correctly and I don't think the IRS is out to get me. If I make a mistake it's not to defraud the government... it's an honest mistake. My biggest fear is forgetting something or a typo error... I always get my wife to go over them to check for at least typo errors.
I was reading something a while back that said the IRS were outgunned when going against the pros that big companies hire.
I wondered about that.... in a way I guess it is but it was more of audit of themselves than me because they had entered some numbers incorrectly. That was before I started e-filing.I think what Noodle was saying is what you went through counts as an "audit" for the purposes of the numbers posted.