Small business owners in the suburbs of Washington are more likely to cheat on their taxes than elsewhere in the country, according to a new study by the National Taxpayer Advocate.
The Advocate runs a separate office inside the IRS and used confidential IRS data to try to identify cheats, in an effort to learn why some taxpayers are more likely to cheat than others.
The IRS also uses the data to decide where to target their audits, so while you think you may be done with your taxes for this year, don't breathe easy just yet.
The study also found that large clusters of tax cheats can be found in Beverly Hills and Newport Beach in California, in Houston, and in Atlanta.
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