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","articleTitle":"IRS audit rates decreased most for wealthy, GAO finds","externalizedPath":"https://www.thetaxadviser.com/news/2022/may/irs-audit-rates-decreased-most-wealthy-gao-finds","featureImage":{"imageTagAttributes":{"src":"/etc/designs/default/resources/0.gif","alt":"","title":"","class":"cq-image-placeholder"}},"page":{"path":"/news/2022/may/irs-audit-rates-decreased-most-wealthy-gao-finds"},"sortDate":"2022-05-18T08:25:17.000-04:00"}]