In 2009, the agency conducted 28,349 audits for the same income group. That looks like an increase of nearly 300%. However, the situation is not as bleak as it may seem. Over the same time period, the number of high-income filings increased to 441,715 from 190,372. Thatâs not quite the same increase as in the number of audits (232%), but it does make the increase in audits appear to be far less dramatic, based on filings.
Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, have been manufactured since the late 19th century; patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874, and the word spork was registered as a trademark in the US and the UK decades later.
The fork was invented in the Middle East before the year 1000. In the 11th century it made its way to Italy through the Byzantine empire. Then it became popular there in the 1 â¦ 4th century, being used by upper classes in 1600s.Then it spread to Northern Europe and ultimately to the world.