The IRS's Favorite Mathematical Law
When it follow to take in tax cheats , the IRS has more than just federal law on its side . The agency ’s arsenal also includes a mathematical truth make love as Benford ’s law . Armed with this law , the IRS can whiff out falsify returns just by look at the first finger of numbers on taxpayers ’ forms . While most Americans would n’t put it past the IRS to use black magic , the accuracy behind Benford ’s natural law is far from mystical ....