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In 2021, Charles P. Rettig, Mr. Trump’s first-term pick to lead the I.R.S., speculated that the tax gap could be as much as $1 trillion a year, a figure much larger than the I.R.S. estimate at the time, as he called for a bigger budget for the agency.
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In 2021, then-IRS leader Charles P. Rettig speculated the tax gap could be $1 trillion a year while calling for a larger budget.
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{
    "year": "2021",
    "person": "Charles P. Rettig",
    "speculation": "tax gap could be as much as $1 trillion a year"
}
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Historical Personnel Taxation
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September 18, 2026 at 1:17 AM (3 weeks ago)
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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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