63% of recent IRS audits directed at $200,000 or less earners?

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(04-15-2024, 07:53 PM)SunsetBengal Wrote: That depends upon if that segment of the population actually drew enough red flags to merit that high of a percentage of audits, or if these were just randomly conducted to scare the general public into submission.

I mean a quick search results tells me $200,000 and below covers about 88% of US households.

So that would mean the other 37% of audits going to the other 12% of households that are earning over $200,000.

Unless you are a publication looking to give your audience the outrage and fear they came looking for, these seem like reasonable numbers to me.