Specific Factors That Are Used in Selecting Tax Returns for Audit

question 17

Essay

Specific factors that are used in selecting tax returns for audit and the weights for such factors are not released to the public. Summarize the public information about tax audit selection; how might a tax return's chances of audit increase above national norms?

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Definitions:

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The action of propelling a small, pointed missile towards a target, typically on a dartboard.

Standard Deviation

A method for quantifying how much data values diverge or are dispersed from each other.

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Mistakes or inaccuracies in data, calculations, or judgments that can affect the outcome or interpretation of a study or experiment.

Standard Deviation

An assessment that determines the magnitude of variation or spread across a set of data points.