I don't know about that. I got audited for a year which I was unemployed in and going thru medical treatment. It was because I'd made stock transactions and hadn't reported them. It took many hours and about 20 pages of documentation but it was all simple, straightforward stuff. Nothing an auditor would be needed for. I had to show every stock transaction I'd made over the previous two years versus my bank account activity to show my withdrawl from savings wasn't a reportable net income off of the stock trades. It wasn't fun, but my case cleared on the first attempt. I just can't imagine how someone without money would need an auditor or a battery of lawyers for an audit. I'd agree with others that these audits are for the EIC.