IRS and state governments select individuals for audit for a variety of reasons including:
– Discrepancies between the income and deductions on your tax returns and the reporting documents filed with the IRS. – The amount and type of income reported on the tax return. – The amount and type of deductions being claimed on the tax return. – The type of industry you work in may be a target of current interest to IRS. – You claimed dependents on your tax return that have also been claimed by another person on their tax return.