>> The downward trend (in audits) has led to concerns that the IRS needs more funding BULLSHIT. There have been numerous threads on HN about private tax servic

>> The downward trend (in audits) has led to concerns that the IRS needs more funding BULLSHIT. There have been numerous threads on HN about private tax services lobbying for complex tax processes. The amount of time and the level of caution I have to go to to fill out IRS forms about income that the government already knows about is ridiculous. The number of people getting audited shouldn't be a linear measure of effectiveness. If anything it's the opposite.