State Singling Out Large Families For Tax Audits

Official says homeschoolers not targeted, but many report receiving notice

Carolina Journal's David Bass reports that the N.C. Department of Revenue has opened a new offense against income tax fraud by demanding extensive documentation from families who claim eight or more exemptions on their state tax returns. Secretary of Revenue Kenneth Lay refused to answer questions on how many fraudulent returns they hope to catch, and how much the additional processing will cost the state.

N. C. Homeschool News has received reports that homeschooling families with as few as four children have received audit notices, and according to Census Bureau estimates, over 86,000 households could be affected if every family with four children was audited.