Improvement is possible, but only if you work at it. My friend took it as a soph and got a 220 (definitely NMSF), but then took it again junior year without studying and got a 200 (barely commended). Of course he never studies for anything and does ridiculously well most times, but not this time.
A Desk Audit is another method of examination that the IRS will use to audit individual taxpayers and small businesses. It is conducted at the local IRS field office and generally lasts two hours or less.
How Tax Returns Are Selected for an Audit. 1  The Discriminant Function System (DIF): The IRS has a computer program that is called the Discriminant Function System that gives each tax return a score. This score is called the DIF score. The score is a number that statistically determines the likelihood of the tax return being accurate.