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Previously, the agency released a new tax gap estimate every few years, but during the Biden administration it started providing an annual update, responding to requests from lawmakers of both parties for more regular data.
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During the Biden administration, the IRS began providing annual tax gap updates, changing from its previous practice of releasing them every few years.
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{
    "person": "Joseph R. Biden Jr.",
    "policy": "Annual tax gap update",
    "organization": "I.R.S."
}
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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.

Tax Policy IRS Trump Administration Tax Gap Government Transparency Audits Fiscal Policy

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