GAO reported an overall individual audit rate of 0.25 percent for tax year 2019. Its tables put returns claiming only the Earned Income Tax Credit at about 0.8 percent, while the highest-income returns were audited at higher rates (about 1.0 percent for $1 to $5 million and 3.9 percent for $10 million and up), so the comparison depends on which top bracket is used.
GAO reported an overall individual audit rate of 0.25 percent for tax year 2019. Its tables put returns claiming only the Earned Income Tax Credit at about 0.8 percent, while the highest-income returns were audited at higher rates (about 1.0 percent for $1 to $5 million and 3.9 percent for $10 million and up), so the comparison depends on which top bracket is used.