Hi, I am thinking about applying to the CIA except I have some worries about how a background check involving my parents would affect my chances.

My parents are both US citizens, and law abiding and never been to jail, or arrested or anything like that. 

I was discussing my desire to join the CIA, and they rasied some concerns

1) They own property outside the united states that they havent paid taxes on, apparently I was not aware that property outside the US needs to be declared to uncle sam. This is a US friendly country btw.

2) My parents filed tax returns one year on a sale of property, in a way that was not exactly kosher. They needed the money badly to settle some other debts they had at the time that had to be paid. They filed taxes in a way to reduce their liabilities that if the IRS audited them and opened their case they could be hit with some very heavy fines.

I've taken the necessary precuations to protect my IP before making this post to make it as untraceable as possible.

Anyway, should I still apply to the CIA, I dont want to subject them to a background check and some way have the IRS look through their financial information and get them audited.

I was wondering what the chances of this happeneing would be?

Thanks guys

John, 

In another thread you mention you smoked marijuana at least 52 times, helped grow marijuana with a friend, and sold some marijuana.  Those are all DQ's in many agencies.  (undetected felonies) 

You are applying for CIA so foreign contacts, property sales, and other dealings outside the United States are very important to that agency.  You may wish to reevaluate your desire to apply to the CIA or any other agency that uses good background checks and polygraph.   

I was wondering if my family's past mistakes such as felony's, alcohol use, abuse, or any of their past mistakes could ruin my chances in the C.I.A.?