IRS Controversially Claims Hiring 87,000 New Agents Won't Mean Higher Audit Rate for the Middle Class

Since the Inflation Reduction Act passed the Senate and is now headed to the House for a Friday vote, Republicans have loudly critiqued the IRS-supersizing provisions while Democrats have tried to assure voters that hiring an additional 87,000 tax-collecting agents, as the legislation calls for, will not lead to higher audit rates for middle- and upper-middle-class taxpayers:

IRS Commissioner: "These resources are absolutely not about increasing audit scrutiny on small businesses or middle-income Americans… designed around Treasury's directive that audit rates will not rise relative to recent years for households making under $400,000."

Liar: https://t.co/D2sgyo0DZo

— Jesse Lee (@JesseLee46) August 9, 2022