Besides
having deductions that look puffed up, you can boost your odds of getting an
audit notice with any of these:
- being self-employed
(opportunities to cheat abound).
- having a 1099
mismatch (you show a $5,000 capital gain, the broker reports $15,000).
- having a large
income (the IRS gets a better payback for audit efforts among the
wealthy).
- claiming a large
non-cash donation.
- reporting a loss
from a business activity that could be a hobby.
Please note that the
IRS randomly reviews a small percentage of returns regardless of audit risk. In
addition, the IRS's focus on audit risk factors changes periodically and is not
made public. Please
see this Forbes article or this TurboTax Blog for more information about audit risk.
Also,
see the TurboTax FAQ below for how TurboTax is there for you in the event of an
audit:
https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4204836
