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Claim Text: Mr. Bisignano, in a statement, said revenue from tax enforcement was increasing this year and did not depend on the number of auditors.
Simplified Text: IRS leader Frank Bisignano stated that tax enforcement revenue is increasing this year and does not depend on the number of auditors.
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Claim Maker: Frank Bisignano
Context Type: News Article
Context Details: { "person": "Frank Bisignano", "claim_topic": "tax enforcement revenue", "organization": "Internal Revenue Service" }
Subject Tags: Government Statistics Taxation
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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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