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

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T13:44:50+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

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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.

Extracted from: Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much. , The New York Times

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The New York Times nytimes.com credibility 0.85 Supports

“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.”

Billions in Taxes Go Unpaid. Under Trump, the I.R.S. Won’t Say How Much.

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Claim ID CLM-7FC1BE51
Slug an-irs-spokesman-stated-the-agency-is-updating-its-tax-gap-c-7fc1be51
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 1 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
Bias 0.00
Government Taxation