Isn't the current IRS auditing people who cheat on their taxes? Hiring 87,000 new IRS agents means the IRS is targeting everyone. There aren't 87,000 billionaires to target. That means the IRS agent is targeting middle-income families. A recent Syracuse study related to income levels and tax audits showed that families earning less than $25K / year or 5 times more likely to get audited. The fact that billionaires have teams of tax lawyers and accountants to avoid taxes and IRS audits, while average American families do not have those resources