>> The IRS absolutely HATES the idea of uncertainty. It's why last year when I started doing my taxes and initially had a refund in excess of $1000, my tax soft

>> The IRS absolutely HATES the idea of uncertainty. It's why last year when I started doing my taxes and initially had a refund in excess of $1000, my tax software popped up a warning saying that there's a heightened chance I'd be audited. Is it? Did your tax software's warning say "Your tax refund is in excess of $1,000.00 and the IRS hates uncertainty so you've got a heightened chance of being audited"? If not, what leads you to believe that one thing has anything to do with the other? Why is the IRS's purported aversion to uncertainty (assuming that this aversion even exists) the most likely cause in your mind rather than something else? It seems like you probably had some other things going on in your taxes: "According to filing season statistics reported by the IRS, the average tax refund in the 2023 tax season—for tax year 2022—was $2,753. The average direct deposit tax refund was slightly higher than the overall average, at $2,827." https://time.com/personal-finance/article/average-tax-refund https://time.com/personal-finance/article/average-tax-refund