You\'re More Likely to Get Picked for Jury Duty Than Face an IRS Audit

The famous phrase about the only two certainties in life are death and taxes couldn’t be more fitting.????But just the thought of being audited might scare some people to death!????The odds are in your favor that you won’t be audited.????You’re more likely to get picked for jury duty.????Take it from the oddsmakers at SportsInsider.com????The odds of being audited in 2019 will be around 1 in 175.????With numbers like those, Sports Insider says you’re more likely to meet your spouse on a blind date, 1 in 35.????So, what makes you a target?????Claiming an earned income tax credit.????Those with deep pockets need to worry, too.????Higher-income households are more likely to be audited.????But the silver lining for all of us, individual audit numbers are dropping.????Fox Business reports 2017 was the sixth consecutive year of decline.????The number of business audits also went down.????Experts link the dwindling audit numbers to budget cuts for the IRS.????If you don’t want to meet an agent from the IRS IRL – or in real life – make sure to fill out the forms correctly.