Percent of High Income Individual Returns Audited

Fiscal Year
Audit Rate for High Income Individuals*
Total
Face-to-Face
Correspondence
1992 5.28 2.90
2.38
1993 4.03 2.49
1.54
1994 2.94 1.78
1.16
1995 2.79 1.53
1.26
1996 2.85 1.70
1.15
1997 2.27 1.51
0.76
1998 1.66 1.13
0.53
1999 1.15 0.77
0.38
2000 0.84 0.47
0.37
2001 0.69 0.38
0.31
2002 0.75 0.38
0.37
2003 0.98 0.40
0.58
2004 1.39 0.35
1.04
2005 1.19 0.34 0.85
2006 1.29 0.44 0.86

Source: Source: internal IRS AIMS tabulations and IRS Databook.

* High income individuals are those with $100,000 or more in total positive income whose primary source of income
is from salaries and investments rather than from a sole proprietorship, farm or business
  

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