New York is very expensive, sure. Even in Manhattan, though, 400k/year is very far from being in need of special protection from the IRS. Plus, Bret and Gail both seem to forget, an audit is not an arbitrary act of punishment, it's a process to make sure you paid exactly the tax you owed, which anyone should do, regardless of whether they earn 400k, 40k, or 4 millions.

New York is very expensive, sure. Even in Manhattan, though, 400k/year is very far from being in need of special protection from the IRS. Plus, Bret and Gail both seem to forget, an audit is not an arbitrary act of punishment, it's a process to make sure you paid exactly the tax you owed, which anyone should do, regardless of whether they earn 400k, 40k, or 4 millions.

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