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In appearances before Congress in the spring, Mr. Bisignano, the first chief executive officer of the I.R.S., suggested that he was skeptical of the methodology behind the tax gap, saying that he wanted to focus on the subset of unpaid taxes that the I.R.S. could realistically collect.
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In spring congressional appearances, IRS CEO Mr. Bisignano expressed skepticism about the tax gap methodology and stated a desire to focus on realistically collectible taxes.
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Mr. Bisignano
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{
    "date": "the spring",
    "event": "Appearances before Congress",
    "person": "Mr. Bisignano",
    "organization": "Congress"
}
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Government Taxes IRS
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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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