 If you earned $100,000 in 2003, you may have been among the 1% of those in   this group to be audited. The audit rate among high-earning taxpayers was higher   than that of all taxpayers overall, according to 

(5/21/04),   which cited figures from the Internal Revenue Service. For all taxpayers, the   audit rate was 0.7%. 

 Over the last 2 years, audit rates for high-earning taxpayers have been going   up. In 2003, the audit rate for taxpayers earning six-figures or more rose 24%,   compared to a 14%-increase for all taxpayers. 