While the IRS will not publicize the precise factors that determine whether a return will or will not be audited, one can deduce that all of the following may be prime targets except
A)Self-employed persons, especially those in typically high-income businesses
B)Individuals with high gross income
C)Taking a deduction that may be easily abused (business use of an automobile, for example)
D)Activity in sensitive areas, such as salaried government employees, social security recipients, and graduate students on fellowships
E)All of the above

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The other choices all suggest higher risk factors for an audit, while D mentions groups that are not typically considered higher risk. Salaried government employees, social security recipients, and graduate students on fellowships are not known to have higher risk for errors or fraud on their tax returns, compared to the other groups mentioned in the other choices.

While the IRS Will Not Publicize the Precise Factors That