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Expected to Be a Record-Breaking Year for IRS Enforcement Despite Dip in 2008 Results
Tuesday, January 13th, 2009
In 2008, the IRS collected $56.4 billion – $7.7 billion more than in 2006. This was only slightly down from 2007’s Record year of $59.2 Billion.
The audit rate is 100% higher today than in 2000! Nearly 1.4 million Americans were audited in 2008 , just over 1% of all returns filed. Correspondence/ mail audits , otherwise known as CP-2000 letter audits are up nearly 34% from 2000 levels.
The 2008 collection enforcement numbers would have been higher had the attrition rate at the IRS
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