Finance entity
Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, regulation. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Government Accountability Office, the most common co-covered peer. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 6.3 for that window.
Last mentioned: Mar 23, 2026
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Every one of those 1 sits in a single category, regulation. Of the tracked stories, 1 of 1 also mention Government Accountability Office, the most common co-covered peer. Their average consequence score of 5 runs below the beat's 6.3 for that window. Each story carries 3 original sources on average, compared with 2.6 for the broader beat in this window. We currently track 1 Finance story that mention Discriminant Function System, all published on March 23, 2026.
Computed from the 1 stories linked to this entity, with beat comparisons drawn from all 109 Finance stories published in the same date window. Shares are omitted below five stories and comparisons below a twenty-story baseline.
Coverage cohort
Other entities that clear the same relevance threshold in stories also covering Discriminant Function System. Shared-story counts are live from our verified record — not editorial picks.
Processing Phase
IRS processes 266 million individual and business tax returns.
The IRS audited over 500,000 tax returns in fiscal year 2024, utilizing advanced machine learning and the Discriminant Function System (DIF) to target high-risk filings. While the overall audit rate remains low relative to the 266 million returns processed, the agency is increasingly focused on deviations from statistical norms and income-based red flags.
Discriminant Function System is linked from 1 story on this site, each scored at or above our 35% relevance threshold — see how these pages are built.
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