Posts Tagged ‘wealthy taxpayers’

IRS Audits Increase for the Wealthy

Wednesday, January 11th, 2012

According to a new article by the Los Angeles Times, the IRS is increasing the number of audits on taxpayers making over  $1 million a year.  In the article titled Big earners more likely to face audits by Tiffany Hsu, the majority of audits done by the IRS are done on those making $1 million and very rarely on anyone making under $20 k a year. Hsu states that in
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Wealthy Taxpayers Are More Likely to be Audited and Should Know How to Avoid Audit Red Flags

Monday, March 30th, 2009

According to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal, a push by the IRS to be more aggressive with wealthy taxpayers means that it’s critical to know the common tax audit red flags.
The IRS has been strongly disputing a report this week from the Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse that says audits of the wealthy Americans have significantly dropped off.
Taxpayers who make more than $10 million a year or more
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