Transcript: IRS AND THE TAX GAP:J. RUSSELL GEORGE

Transcript: IRS AND THE TAX GAP:MICHAEL BROSTEK
Congressional Testimony;  February 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... resulting in an estimated gross tax gap of $345 billion. IRS estimated that it would eventually ... 55 billion of the 2001 tax gap through late payments and IRS enforcement actions, leaving a net tax gap of $290 billion.Because ...

Article: IRS UPDATES TAX GAP ESTIMATES
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 14, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... fair share," said IRS Commissioner Mark ... The magnitude of the tax gap highlights the critical ... 68 billion to the tax gap. Since 2001, the ... by the study, the IRS has taken a number ... enforcement and reduce the tax gap. The IRS increased its enforcement ...

Article: SEN. GRASSLEY EMPHASIZES COMPLEXITIES OF CLOSING TAX ...
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  February 14, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... several steps to reduce the tax gap, such as boosting the IRS' whistleblower program ... going after the bulk of the tax gap with IRS enforcement would not result ... the $55 billion that the IRS includes in its net tax gap estimate of $290 billion ...

Article: Major New IRS Study Of The "Tax Gap" Signals ...
Agency Sales;  June 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... level of scrutiny. New IRS Study Provides Preliminary Tax Gap Estimate The Internal Revenue ... on earlier studies. Net Tax Gap Tops Quarter-Trillion Dollars IRS enforcement activities ... about $55 billion of the tax gap, leaving a net tax gap ...

Article: TEI testifies on tax gap: statement of Timothy J. ...
Tax Executive;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... s meeting of the IRS Oversight Board on the tax gap. Background Tax Executives ... out way out of the tax gap," but in TEI's view the IRS must be held accountable ... properly funding the IRS. Hyperventilating about the tax gap is a poor substitute ...

Transcript: BAUCUS, GRASSLEY VISIT IRS TO GET TAX GAP ...
Capitol Hill Press Releases;  January 30, 2007 ;     620 words ... ... Baucus, Grassley Visit Irs To Get Tax Gap Answers January 30 ... Grassley said, "The tax gap isn't new. In spite of the IRS' efforts to improve ... unavailable data, the IRS leaders were unable ... of the size of the tax gap, projected to be ...

Article: The Tax Gap: Measuring the IRS's Bottom Line
The CPA Journal;  April 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ...The IRS recently reported that the gross tax gap is estimated to be approximately $345 billion (see "IRS Updates Tax Gap Estimates," IR-2006 ... underpayment ("Understanding the Tax Gap," FS-2005-14, www.irs.eov/newsroom/). First ...