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Tax

Oct. 27, 2016

Red flags can up audit risk

Learn about some of the red flags that can increase the risk of tax audit . By Betty J. Williams

Betty J. Williams

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By Betty J. Williams

The vast majority of income tax returns are not audited by the IRS. In fact, for fiscal year 2015, individuals earning less than $200,000 per year, have less than a 1 percent chance of being selected for audit. As income increases, so does the risk of audit. Those taxpayers earning an annual income over $1 million had a 8.4 percent rate of audit.

Some of the red flags that can increase the risk of audit include errors on...

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