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On the recordMay 10, 2021
One reason for the gulf between the official estimate and Commissioner Rettig's is the bad job the official estimate does incorporating the so-called international tax gap.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Critiques the IRS's handling of international tax evasion estimates.

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