ocr: self-Employed Have a Higher Chance of Audits Your run a higher risk of being audited if you own your own pusiness, according to IRS statistics. Field and office audit rates Incomes over $100,000 2.8796 self-Employed with incomes over $100,00 4.099 Overall 1.6796 Field only audit rates Self-Employed 1.3396 Overall 0.229 Source: Internal Revenue Service