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Did I understand this correctly? "The IRS last year used a profiling test model to study 1,500 tax preparers with histories of reporting deficiencies and manag
by shiftb 13y ago
Did I understand this correctly?
"The IRS last year used a profiling test model to study 1,500 tax preparers with histories of reporting deficiencies and managed to recover $200 million. It cited the experience as proof that its data analysis works."
They recovered $200M from 1,500 citizens? That's $133k each. Seems like an extraordinarily large amount.
- jnw2 13y agoIf those are 1,5000 professional tax preparers who each perpare taxes for many taxpayers, it might make sense. Going after only high income citizens might also create a reasonable situation where $133k/taxpayer in their biased sample set might happen. It's often not unreasonable to focus only on those individuals who might produce the largest numbers...