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Sheldon Whitehouse: “The IRS conservatively estimates the tax gap--the difference between taxes owed and taxes collected--to be $441 billion…”

On the recordMay 10, 2021
The IRS conservatively estimates the tax gap--the difference between taxes owed and taxes collected--to be $441 billion per year.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Highlights the significant tax gap as a major fiscal issue.

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