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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 tim... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Historical , Personnel , Taxation

Simplified: 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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Mr. Bisignano, in a statement, said revenue from tax enforcement was increasing this year and did not depend on the number of auditors. 1.000

👤 Frank Bisignano 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Statistics , Taxation

Simplified: 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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An I.R.S. spokesman said the agency was updating the methodologies used to calculate the tax gap and would release the figure when it was ready. 1.000

👤 I.R.S. spokesman 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Taxation

Simplified: An IRS spokesman stated the agency is updating its tax gap calculation methodologies and will release the figure when it is ready.

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Natasha Sarin, a Treasury official during the Biden administration who has written extensively about the tax gap. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Personnel , Taxation

Simplified: Natasha Sarin was a Treasury official during the Biden administration and has written extensively about the tax gap.

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last year the president fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which produces the monthly job numbers, baselessly calling the labor market data “rigged.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , US Politics , Personnel

Simplified: Last year, President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics and called the labor market data 'rigged'.

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The Pentagon declined to provide information to the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office about the cost of the war in Iran, and last year the president fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statist... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Military , Government , US Politics

Simplified: The Pentagon declined to provide the Congressional Budget Office with information on the cost of the war in Iran.

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In an email to I.R.S. staff on Tuesday, Mr. Bisignano said Vincent LaPadula, who joined the I.R.S. this summer from JPMorgan Chase & Company, would lead the agency’s work on the tax gap. 1.000

👤 Frank Bisignano 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Personnel , Taxation

Simplified: IRS leader Frank Bisignano announced in an email that Vincent LaPadula, who joined from JPMorgan Chase, will lead the agency's work on the tax gap.

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An inspector general report last month found that revenue collected from audits dropped by more than a third last fiscal year, a sign that the tax gap could be growing under Mr. Trump. 1.000

👤 Inspector General 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Statistics , Taxation

Simplified: An inspector general report found that revenue from IRS audits dropped by more than a third in the last fiscal year.

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In its most recent projection, released in October 2024, the I.R.S. estimated that roughly $700 billion in owed taxes went uncollected in 2022, though the agency said it expected that roughly $90 bill... 1.000

👤 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Statistics , Taxation

Simplified: The IRS's October 2024 projection estimated a $700 billion tax gap for 2022, with $90 billion expected to be eventually paid.

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The current leader of the I.R.S., Frank Bisignano, has cast doubt on the metric and indicated he wants to focus instead on what he called the “addressable tax gap.” 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ US Politics , Personnel , Taxation

Simplified: IRS leader Frank Bisignano has cast doubt on the tax gap metric and indicated a desire to focus on the 'addressable tax gap'.

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The next estimate, for 2023, was scheduled for publication last fall, but has not been released. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , Taxation

Simplified: The IRS tax gap estimate for 2023, which was scheduled for publication last fall, has not been released.

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The shift comes after the Trump administration pushed out roughly a quarter of the I.R.S. work force and cut the agency’s budget, weakening the government’s ability to conduct time-intensive audits. 0.900

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , US Politics , Budget

Simplified: The Trump administration reduced the IRS workforce by roughly a quarter and cut its budget.

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The agency began releasing an estimate of the tax gap annually during the Biden administration, but under President Trump, it has yet put out an update. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , US Politics , Taxation

Simplified: The IRS began releasing its tax gap estimate annually during the Biden administration.

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The Trump administration has held up the publication of an annual Internal Revenue Service estimate of unpaid taxes, a delay that could mask the fiscal cost of the steep decline in the agency’s abilit... 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Government , US Politics , Taxation

Simplified: The Trump administration has held up publication of the IRS's annual estimate of unpaid taxes.

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The police detained him again on Sunday, and he was charged with obscenity and prostitution, according to his lawyer, Alperen Cihan Cetinkaya. 1.000

👤 Alperen Cihan Cetinkaya 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law Enforcement , Turkey , Arif Sacli

Simplified: Police detained dancer Arif Sacli again on Sunday and charged him with obscenity and prostitution, according to his lawyer.

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A judge acquitted him in the first case, focused on some of his lyrics. 0.900

👤 Ben Hubbard, Safak Timur 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Human Rights , Turkey

Simplified: A legal case against a man concerning his song lyrics resulted in an acquittal by a judge.

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Mr. Sacli was detained earlier this year on obscenity charges after videos of him performing spread online. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law Enforcement , Turkey , Arif Sacli

Simplified: Arif Sacli, a male dancer, was detained earlier this year on obscenity charges after performance videos spread online.

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A Turkish court acquitted him. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Legal System , Turkey , Arif Sacli

Simplified: A Turkish court acquitted dancer Arif Sacli of previous obscenity charges.

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A second case, focused on a video clip that shows a groom at a wedding party dancing with another man, is ongoing. 0.950

👤 Ben Hubbard, Safak Timur 📋 News Article 🏷️ Law , Human Rights , Turkey , LGBTQ

Simplified: A second legal case against a man, concerning a video of two men dancing at a wedding, is ongoing.

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Multiple members Kaos GL, a prominent gay rights association, were also detained. 1.000

👤 The author 📋 News Article 🏷️ Turkey , LGBTQ Rights , Kaos GL

Simplified: Multiple members of the prominent gay rights association Kaos GL were detained in Turkey.

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