: [POST-PUBLICATION CLARIFICATION: A previous version of this episode wrongly implied the extent of what we know about how the IRS chooses whom to audit. According to the IRS, the agency audits about 1{c024931d10daf6b71b41321fa9ba9cd89123fb34a4039ac9f079a256e3c1e6e8} of returns that claim the earned income tax credit.] SYLVIE DOUGLIS, BYLINE: NPR. (SOUNDBITE OF COIN SPINNING) KENNY MALONE, HOST: It is tax week in America. And, you know, a couple of months ago, there was this pretty eye-popping/troubling discovery in the world of taxes. GENE DEMBY, HOST: And it came from a study by a bunch of university researchers and a couple of people from the U.S. Treasury Department. DANIEL HO: I’m Dan Ho. I’m…