The purpose of the IRS is not to maximize revenue but to enforce the rules and laws of taxes. They don’t audit people based on how much they will recover, they

The purpose of the IRS is not to maximize revenue but to enforce the rules and laws of taxes. They don’t audit people based on how much they will recover, they audit based on errors and patterns in returns. Sadly, poor people have many errors and there’s a lot of mistakes and fraud with the earned income tax credit that is very valuable, especially for low income people.