Miss Steele, thank you, commissioner, for being here. And I really appreciate it that you've been here answering all these questions. You know, The California tax Agency and plus all other states, I know their systems are really different than Justice Department because when taxpayers, as soon as audit starts, taxpayers are guilty and they have to prove that they are not guilty. But, you know, the report from 2023 found that no change audits were 13% of audits for those making between $100 to $200,000. 25% of those making between 1 million to $5 million resulted. (00:28–00:44)
CLAIM
Asserts that California and other state tax agencies presume taxpayers guilty at the start of an audit.
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