what are the chances of being audited by the irs 
the audit rate for individual tax returns was 0 49 in 2022 the irs has audited the returns of 8 5 of the people making 10 million or more between 2012 and 2020 15 individuals may be randomly selected and others triggered by departures from the norm such as a charitable deduction that exceeds the filer s reported income the bottom linethe irs emerged to collect money to fund the civil war the internal revenue service is part of the u s department of the treasury and enforces and administers federal tax laws and operates within a budget approved by congress 