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August 8, 2022

With 87,000 new agents, who will the IRS be looking at?
By Kellie Meyer and Sean Noone



It is really revolutionary,” she said. “Because year after year, IRS has been starved for resources but has been given more and more duties as we have seen and carry out things. You know, it takes steps; that’s the way the world goes round.
 
A recent study from Syracuse University found the poorest families were audited at a rate five times higher than everyone else. That figure compared to just the 2% of millionaires who were audited in 2021. Syracuse professor Susan Long said this may give the agency the manpower it needs to change that practice. “It is really revolutionary,” she said. “Because year after year, IRS has been starved for resources but has been given more and more duties as we have seen and carry out things. You know, it takes steps; that’s the way the world goes round.”


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