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Claim Text: “Doing random audits has become a luxury where in the past they had been viewed as a necessity,” he said.
Simplified Text: Retired IRS analyst Alan Plumley stated that random audits are now considered a luxury, whereas they were previously viewed as a necessity.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: Alan Plumley
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "person": "Alan Plumley", "concept": "random audits", "organization": "I.R.S." }
Subject Tags: Government Taxes IRS
UUID: 17167e8b-fea8-4b92-82fa-07516cad3426
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Created: September 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM (3 weeks ago)
Last Updated: September 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM (3 weeks ago)

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Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

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https://nytimes.com/2026/09/16/business/trump-irs-tax-gap.html

The Trump administration has delayed the publication of the annual IRS estimate of unpaid taxes, making it difficult to assess the fiscal cost of the decline in the agency's ability to audit the rich. This delay is part of a broader pattern of the administration stopping or changing federal data measurements.

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