Who’s More Likely to Be Audited: A Person Making $20,000 — or $400,000?
“‘Those struggling to make ends meet are being unfairly audited while the fortunate few dodge taxes without consequence,’ Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., the ranking member on the Senate Finance Committee, told ProPublica. ‘The IRS needs more manpower to go after tax cheats of all sizes, and working Americans need a simpler way of obtaining a tax credit they’ve earned.’”