Yes, but my question is not about the IRS. My question is about the software product I purchased, called TurboTax. I have asked the software developer what they changed in their software that caused my predicted audit risk to change from LOW to HIGH. So far, I have not received a clear answer.
Are you implying that the IRS drastically changed their audit criteria and you (Intuit) know what that is, you modified your audit meter accordingly, but you aren’t allowed to disclose the new criteria? If so, then people who get a HIGH result should be aware their audit risk really is higher and should plan accordingly!
But if you aren’t privy to new IRS criteria, then what is the reason for making a change that causes people to be more concerned when there may be no reason to be more concerned than last year.
Your new audit meter listed SIX factors that make me high risk this year. All six of those factors were true in each of my past five returns. But your meter said LOW risk in those years. I strongly doubt that suddenly the IRS cares about all six of these factors!
