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Claim Text: Overall, 85 percent of owed taxes were paid voluntarily and on time in 2022, the I.R.S. said.
Simplified Text: The IRS stated that 85% of owed taxes were paid voluntarily and on time in 2022.
Confidence Score: 1.000
Claim Maker: The I.R.S.
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "date": "2022", "statistic": "85 percent", "organization": "I.R.S." }
Subject Tags: Government Taxes IRS
UUID: 7926f29c-b58e-4e0e-9a0a-b2b5ba76c035
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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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