Individuals
Individuals
146 million returns
Audited: 1.4 million
Audit rate: 0.96 percent
Income under $200,000
141 million returns
Audited: 1.2 million
Audit rate: 0.88 percent
Income $200,000 and above
5.3 million returns
Audited: 172,000
Audit rate: 3.3 percent
Income $1 million and above
363,000 returns
Audited: 39,000
Audit rate: 11 percent
Business returns
10 million returns
Audited: 61,000
Audit rate: 0.61 percent
Small corporations (assets under $10 million)
1.8 million returns
Audited: 17,600
Audit rate: 0.95 percent
Large corporations (assets over $10 million)
62,300 returns
Audited: 9,900
Audit rate: 16 percent
Source: Internal Revenue Service
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