Tax Gap: Multiple Strategies, Better Compliance Data, and Long-Term Goals...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  January 1, 2006 ;     507 words ......for reducing the tax gap. IRS's recent estimate of the tax gap in 2001 ranged from...ability to reduce the tax gap. A significant part of IRS's tax gap estimate is based...for noncompliance. IRS's strategies for reducing the tax gap ...

SEN. GRASSLEY EMPHASIZES COMPLEXITIES OF CLOSING TAX GAP IN EXCHANGE WITH...

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 and...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...

IRS AND THE TAX GAP:J. RUSSELL GEORGE

Congressional Testimony;  February 16, 2007 ;     700+ words ......is owed, which we call the tax gap. The IRS defines the tax gap as ``the...Gap: Its Size and Sources The IRS describes the tax gap as having three primary components...were used to update the 2001 tax gap figures. The IRS` most recent gross ...

TAX GAP:J. RUSSELL GEORGE

Congressional Testimony;  July 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......is owed, which we call the tax gap. The IRS defines the tax gap as ``the difference between...administration and help the IRS reduce the tax gap are presented later in my...percent. Assuming the current IRS tax gap and VCR were complete and...

Tax Compliance: Better Compliance Data and Long-term Goals Would Support a...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  January 1, 2006 ;     480 words ......noncompliance contributed to the 2001 tax gap and IRS's views on the certainty of its...methodologies and data used to estimate the tax gap. IRS is taking laudable steps intended...based approach to reducing the tax gap. IRS recently began to capture data...

TAX GAP:NINA E. OLSON

Congressional Testimony;  April 14, 2005 ;     700+ words ......IRS collection activity, the IRS estimates the net tax gap is in the range between $257...the largest component of the tax gap. In fact, the IRS estimates that underreporting...more than 80 percent of the tax gap.2 The IRS estimates that individual...

Tax Compliance: Opportunities Exist to Reduce the Tax Gap Using a Variety...

General Accounting Office Reports & Testimony;  August 1, 2006 ;     649 words ......Internal Revenue Service (IRS) estimated a gross tax gap for tax year 2001...potential to reduce the tax gap by billions of dollars. IRS has estimated that...decides to provide IRS more enforcement resources, the amount the tax gap could be reduced would...

SEN. GRASSLEY ISSUES STATEMENT ON 'EXAMINING THE ADMINISTRATION'S PLAN FOR...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 18, 2007 ;     700+ words ......gap. Some members view the tax gap as money in the pocket to...from the truth. Closing the tax gap is a difficult and grinding...sources, and solutions to the tax gap, and we have enacted many steps to reduce the tax gap, such as reducing abuse in...requirements; ...

BRIDGING THE TAX GAP:MS. PAMELA J. GARDINER

Congressional Testimony;  July 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ......knows the true size of the tax gap. In past years, the IRS used the Taxpayer Compliance...substantially. As a result, the IRS estimates the annual gross tax gap (total tax liability for...IRS Doing to Address the Tax Gap? The IRS is making some ...

SEN. GRASSLEY VISITS IRS TO GET TAX GAP ANSWERS

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 30, 2007 ;     473 words ......Grassley said, "The tax gap isn't new. In spite of the IRS' efforts to improve...the causes of the tax gap, and what can be...senators challenged the IRS to set goals and...unavailable data, the IRS leaders were unable...the size of the tax gap, projected to be...

BRIDGING THE TAX GAP:RAYMOND T. WAGNER, JR.

Congressional Testimony;  July 21, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Congress that the IRS has estimated the gross tax gap for 2001 as approximately...used to help the IRS develop compliance...estimates of the tax gap, select returns for...Through the NRP, the IRS will update its research on the tax gap for individual taxpayers...

Lack of Resources and Misplaced Priorities at IRS Perpetuate Tax Gap, New...

US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  January 15, 2008 ;     420 words ......The report, Bridging the Tax Gap: The Case for Increasing the IRS Budget, illustrates why...According to Bridging the Tax Gap, the IRS is capable of reducing...full text of Bridging the Tax Gap: The Case for Increasing the IRS Budget is available at...

TAX GAP:MICHAEL BROSTEK

Congressional Testimony;  July 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......an estimated gross tax gap of $345 billion. IRS estimated that it...billion of the 2001 tax gap through late payments and IRS enforcement actions, leaving a net tax gap of $290 billion...potential to reduce the tax gap by many billions of dollars. For ...

TAX GAP:RAYMOND T. WAGNER, JR.

Congressional Testimony;  July 26, 2006 ;     700+ words ......to testify today on the tax gap. The IRS Oversight Board, by statute...voluntarily and timely. The IRS` latest estimate of the gross tax gap, as presented to the Senate...the committee that the tax gap is only an estimate that the IRS develops through its ...

BAUCUS, GRASSLEY VISIT IRS TO GET TAX GAP ANSWERS

Capitol Hill Press Releases;  January 30, 2007 ;     516 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 $345...