What does DFS stand for?

Discriminate Function System (IRS)

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The IRS figures out who to audit through a computer generated calculation called a discriminate function system, or DIF score.

How does the IRS decide if I should be audited?

Selection process After the initial checks, information on returns is processed by computers and rated for potential errors by a selection program known as the Discriminate Function System (DIF) - a statistical analysis that assigns number values to various items on the return and thereby produces a composite score for each return.

The audit lottery, or preparing for the TCMP audit - again!

TAX RETURN ISSUE IDENTIFICATION (Examination) Currently, IRS computers select returns for examination using discriminate function system (DIF) formulas.

Expert systems in the tax department