A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Reported declines in the rate at which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits (also referred to as "examines") individual income tax returns have raised concerns that taxpayers may have a false perception of the true level of IRS's tax enforcement efforts. In addition, many observers are concerned these reported declines may reduce taxpayers' motivation to voluntarily pay their taxes. Because of these concerns, GAO was asked to review a number of issues surrounding IRS's enforcement efforts. GAO determined the trends in the percent of returns filed …
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A letter report issued by the General Accounting Office with an abstract that begins "Reported declines in the rate at which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) audits (also referred to as "examines") individual income tax returns have raised concerns that taxpayers may have a false perception of the true level of IRS's tax enforcement efforts. In addition, many observers are concerned these reported declines may reduce taxpayers' motivation to voluntarily pay their taxes. Because of these concerns, GAO was asked to review a number of issues surrounding IRS's enforcement efforts. GAO determined the trends in the percent of returns filed that are audited (contact rate) compared with similar data on taxpayer contacts through other enforcement programs for fiscal years 1993 through 2002. In addition, GAO reviewed whether IRS's reporting on its enforcement programs should be expanded."
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United States. General Accounting Office.Tax Administration: IRS Should Continue to Expand Reporting on Its Enforcement Efforts,
report,
January 31, 2003;
Washington D.C..
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc290550/:
accessed July 14, 2025),
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