[Vigilanteman]

A major reason that the IRS goes after the working poor is because they do not have the resources to hire lawyers or accountants. They are easily intimidated and tend to cave. Because this is easier than going after major tax cheats, IRS agents know that intimidation of the working poor earns promotion points faster than anything which would produce actual revenue.

Revenue is a secondary objective of taxation. The major objective is striking fear into the hearts of the sheeple so that they obey. If the Pubbies would grow balls and take on this issue, it would go a very long way to getting the working poor off the DemocRAT plantation. (Notice who states like Idaho and Wyoming elect which have a huge share of working poor in their population and, coincidently, are among the few states where the country clubbers do not dominate the Republican Party machinery.)

[NetValue]

"A major reason that the IRS goes after the working poor is because they do not have the resources to hire lawyers or accountants. They are easily intimidated and tend to cave. Because this is easier than going after major tax cheats, IRS agents know that intimidation of the working poor earns promotion points faster than anything which would produce actual revenue. "

The above is another Democrat LIE.

The reason the IRS is bearing down on the so-called working poor is because of their fraudulent claims for the Earned Income Tax Credit. Congratulations to the IRS for cracking down on this Democrat welfare fraud using the tax system.

[VRWC_minion]

A major reason that the IRS goes after the working poor is because they do not have the resources to hire lawyers or accountants.

Thats silly. The main reason is the EIC is a refundable credit and scam artists create imaginary taxpayers to get free cash from the IRS.

[Justa]

"A major reason that the IRS goes after the working poor is because they do not have the resources to hire lawyers or accountants. They are easily intimidated and tend to cave. Because this is easier than going after major tax cheats, IRS agents know that intimidation of the working poor earns promotion points faster than anything which would produce actual revenue."

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.