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“Retired IRS analyst Alan Plumley said the agency's methodology means the annual headline tax gap figure is not particularly meaningful.”

Analyzed on 2026-09-19T13:40:06+00:00 · Last updated 2026-09-19

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Alan Plumley, a retired I.R.S. analyst who worked on the tax gap, said that methodology meant that an annual headline figure was not particularly meaningful.

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

“Alan Plumley, a retired I.R.S. analyst who worked on the tax gap, said that methodology meant that an annual headline figure was not particularly meaningful.”

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

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Claim ID CLM-9D4959CA
Slug retired-irs-analyst-alan-plumley-said-the-agencys-methodolo-9d4959ca
Origin nytimes.com
Captured 1 d ago
Velocity 0.0/hr
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Government Taxes IRS