A look at your chances of getting audited by the IRS

The Internal Revenue Service audited less than 1 percent of the income tax returns filed last year. But your odds of getting audited vary greatly, depending on income.

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A LOOK AT YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING AUDITED BY IRS

	No. of returns	Audited	Audit Rate
Individuals	146 million returns	1.4 million	0.96%
Income under $200,000	141 million returns	1.2 million	0.88%
Income $200,000 and above	5.3 million returns	172,000	3.3%
Income $1 million and above	363,000 returns	39,000	11%
Business returns	10 million returns	61,000	0.61%
Small corporations (assets under $10 million)	1.8 million returns	17,600	0.95%
Large corporations (assets over $10 million)	62,300 returns	9,900	16%

Source: Internal Revenue Service.

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