Odds of IRS District Tax Audit 1998
Individual Returns with Total Positive Income of $100,000 or more
Districts in Rank Order


(Click on District Name for Detailed Data)

RegionDistrictNumber of
Returns Audited
Percent
Audited
Rank
United States 67,843 1.13 -
Western Region Los Angeles 4,660 2.56 1
Midstates Region Arkansas-Oklahoma 1,297 1.83 2
Northeast Region Brooklyn 3,375 1.78 3
Western Region Northern California 4,127 1.61 4
Midstates Region Midwest 2,501 1.57 5
Southeast Region Gulf Coast 2,332 1.56 6
Western Region Southern California 3,751 1.55 7
Midstates Region South Texas 1,362 1.54 8
Southeast Region South Florida 2,508 1.41 9
Northeast Region Manhattan 2,564 1.32 10
Midstates Region North Central 1,650 1.32 11
Western Region Rocky Mountain 1,992 1.17 12
Southeast Region Kentucky-Tennessee 1,543 1.12 13
Western Region Pacific Northwest 2,620 1.12 14
Northeast Region Upstate New York 1,358 1.11 15
Southeast Region Indiana 1,093 1.10 16
Midstates Region Kansas-Missouri 1,519 1.08 17
Western Region Southwest 1,573 1.08 18
Midstates Region North Texas 1,811 1.07 19
Southeast Region Georgia 1,758 1.07 20
Northeast Region New England 2,693 1.06 21
Northeast Region Ohio 1,791 0.97 22
Northeast Region Connecticut-Rhode Island 1,468 0.93 23
Northeast Region Pennsylvania 2,248 0.93 24
Southeast Region North Florida 1,305 0.89 25
Southeast Region North-South Carolina 1,687 0.89 26
Midstates Region Illinois 2,837 0.89 27
Northeast Region Michigan 1,870 0.81 28
Western Region Central California 1,380 0.80 29
Northeast Region New Jersey 2,166 0.66 30
Southeast Region Virginia-West Virginia 1,363 0.65 31
Southeast Region Delaware-Maryland 1,072 0.50 32
Midstates Region Houston 569 0.45 33
Note: IRS district audits do not include tax audits conducted by IRS service centers.
Detail for additional income categories and return types is available on TRACFED.

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