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Fattened IRS not targeting high-income returns as Biden promised

Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:00 am
Posted by Perfect Circle
S W Alabama
Member since Sep 2017
7695 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:00 am
They never go after their own.

Washington Examiner

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Internal Revenue Service auditors continue to target middle-income earners despite promises by the president and his team to turn agents loose on those earning $400,000 and higher. Its budget swelled $80 billion by Democrats hopeful of exposing fraud by the rich, a new audit shows that agents are still mostly chasing down families and businesses with incomes of $200,000 or less, half the president’s promised target


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For example, the audit found that 75% of audits were on returns showing “total positive income” at less than $200,000.


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What’s more, the Treasury inspector general report said that the IRS hasn’t even expanded auditor training to help new agents uncover the more sophisticated tricks used by higher-income earners to dodge taxes.Our analysis disclosed no significant increase in the number of high-income individual return audits,” said the inspector general.


Posted by PsychTiger
Member since Jul 2004
106966 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:04 am to
You’re telling me they lied? Here is my shocked face : |
Posted by Deuces
The bottom
Member since Nov 2011
16317 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:05 am to
The rich can protect themselves better than the average person.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135491 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:39 am to
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For example, the audit found that 75% of audits were on returns showing “total positive income” at less than $200,000.
Part of this may boil down to simple distributions.

• Top 20% HH income is roughly $140K/yr
• Top 6-7% HH income is $200K/yr
• <7% of US Households earn >$200K/yr
• So numerically, about 70% of the Top 20% fall into the <$200K/yr income group.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
170588 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:42 am to
And those in the 400 up club can afford an account while the other folks are probably just using tax prep software
Posted by EvrybodysAllAmerican
Member since Apr 2013
12634 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:44 am to
Democrats hate the middle class. The very rich and the government dependant are their people.
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135491 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:48 am to
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And those in the 400 up club can afford an account while the other folks are probably just using tax prep software
I would have thought so as as well.

But according to the IRS, middle-income earners between $75,000 and $90,000 were the most likely (59%) to turn to a tax pro ( LINK). I find that stat incredibly hard to believe, but that's their claim.

My guess is the IRS must categorizing TurboTax as turning to a tax pro.
Posted by GoblinGuide
Member since Nov 2017
2003 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 9:51 am to
What percentage of people do you reckon make less than 200k?
This post was edited on 9/8/23 at 9:52 am
Posted by LakeCharles
USA
Member since Oct 2016
5346 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:37 am to
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Part of this may boil down to simple distributions.

Let's look at audits vs. political affiliation...


Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135491 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:37 am to
Just saw CNBC report the IRS is bragging about auditing 1600 millionaires with their $80B funding. So ... $50,000,000.00 per millionaire. Yahoo!!
Posted by Azkiger
Member since Nov 2016
26910 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 10:41 am to
quote:

And those in the 400 up club can afford an account while the other folks are probably just using tax prep software


So don't sell us the lie the 80b would be for going after the wealthiest among us when it was really just going to be used to hit the upper middle class.
Posted by Macfly
BR & DS
Member since Jan 2016
9979 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 11:03 am to
Why would the dems go after their donor base before an election?
They will pick their GOP and other enemies to fleece.
Posted by LSUFanHouston
NOLA
Member since Jul 2009
40200 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 11:53 am to
The socialists in the Dem party are the ones pushing this.

The socialists in the Dem party don't make more than 400K a year.
Posted by timdonaghyswhistle
Member since Jul 2018
20795 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 11:56 am to
Well of course the rich aren't the tax cheats.

They all want to pay more taxes!

Of course, they send in the required amount and not a penny more despite these claims.
Posted by Robin Masters
Birmingham
Member since Jul 2010
34893 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 11:59 am to
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Just saw CNBC report the IRS is bragging about auditing 1600 millionaires with their $80B funding. So ... $50,000,000.00 per millionaire. Yahoo!!


Meaning households that earn less than $200k but that have been diligently saving money for 25 years.
frick Biden. frick the IRS. frick Fedgov. frick anyone who voted for this shite.
Posted by giroda
Member since Aug 2023
39 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 12:38 pm to
Wrong

But I’m sure you’ll say it’s “fake news”
Posted by NC_Tigah
Make Orwell Fiction Again
Member since Sep 2003
135491 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 12:48 pm to
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Wrong

But I’m sure you’ll say it’s “fake news”



No! No!
$80B to audit 0.0005% of the US population is not fake news.
LINK
Posted by Kjnstkmn
Vermilion Parish
Member since Aug 2020
18842 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 12:55 pm to
Posted by tango029
Member since Dec 2022
531 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 1:04 pm to
My feeling is I don't really care. If anyone is dodging their taxes, that just means I am having to pay more.

I'm not going to have one bit of sympathy for anyone causing my taxes to go up because they are cheating their way out of paying theirs.
Posted by G The Tiger Fan
Member since Apr 2015
115828 posts
Posted on 9/8/23 at 1:16 pm to
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Fattened IRS not targeting high-income returns
Also, water ... wet.
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