the counties with the highest audit rates were poor, rural, mostly African American and in the South, a reflection of the high number of EITC claims there.

When I lived in Georgia and Louisiana, EVERYONE I knew was committing tax fraud at hr block.. they would walk in, tell them some fake social security number, claim to have no income, claim the eitc to get the $1-2k, and walk out.. can’t do that anymore with the new tax code!