sort of. its a mixture of easier target but also the structure of the noncompliance. the IRS only knows about your $15k of income because the person you earned

sort of. its a mixture of easier target but also the structure of the noncompliance. the IRS only knows about your $15k of income because the person you earned it from filed the 1099 sent it to you and took a tax deduction. The IRS then goes looking at the 1099 recipient for the tax. Its a social graph. When things are more disconnected from a graph it is still complicated for the IRS.