Data shows that the burden of IRS audits fall on lower-income households, with families making less than $25,000 facing the largest audit scrutiny among other income ranges in 2022. Tax experts say IRS tax audits ‘target and burden lower-income families’:
Lewis, for example, is helping a young family claim the Child Tax Credit and she can see the impact.
"They are scared the IRS is gonna come get them so they pay the balance when they really shouldn't," Lewis said.More than 97% of lower-income families who got audited in 2022 receive the audit by mail. This is because the tax agency replaced many of its face-to-face audits with letter audits as a cost cutting measure.
Lower-income taxpayers also often have trouble understanding the audit letters and navigating the process. . “Low-income taxpayers encounter communication barriers that hinder audit resolution, leading to increased burdens and downstream consequences for taxpayers.”But there's more.
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