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On the recordApril 25, 2023
Can you explain the concern with respect to the equity of audits and, particularly, any drops in audit rates for incomes making over $500,000 a year?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York
Source
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Ocasio-Cortez questions the fairness of IRS audits for high-income earners.

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