IRS to Increase Audit Rates of Wealthy Taxpayers by 50 Percent

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IRS to Increase Audit Rates of Wealthy Taxpayers by 50 Percent

Paul Bois 2 May 2024

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has said it will increase its audit rates of wealthy taxpayers and large corporations by 50 percent.

The IRS will reportedly be using funds allotted to it under the Inflation Reduction Act, which President Biden signed into law in 2022.

“The audit rate of taxpayers earning more than $10 million is expected to increase by 50%, going up from 11% in 2019 to 16.5% in 2026,” reported CNN.

“The IRS also plans to triple the audit rates of large corporations with assets over $250 million, as well as increase the audit rates of business partnerships with assets over $10 million by tenfold over the seven-year period,” it added.

The IRS, however, clarified that it does not expect the audit rates to actually exceed the numbers reached in 2010  “because the number of filings by large corporations, partnerships and wealthy individuals have grown and become more complex.”

Republicans believe the IRS will likely be using this expansion and funding to penalize middle-class Americans. IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said the agency will leave Americans earning less than $400,000 annually alone.

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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/02/irs-to-increase-audit-rates-of-wealthy-taxpayers-by-50-percent/

[Kamaji]

So, the IRS are now conspiring with their buddies in the Big Four to transfer value from hapless millionaires to the equity partners at PwC, E&Y, etc.