cbs news
Americans failed to pay $688 billion in taxes on their 2021 returns, a record level, according to a new estimate from the IRS. The agency said that it is taking “urgent” steps to increase compliance such as auditing more high-income taxpayers as well as businesses and partnerships.
The $688 billion estimate reflects the first time the IRS is providing information about the so-called tax gap on an annual basis, with the agency noting in a Thursday statement that it plans to continue providing the data on a yearly basis. The number reflects an increase of more than $138 billion from estimates for tax years 2017 to 2019, the agency said. More
start by dunning & firing the dindus in your own organization, d-suckers
Golly gee, that’s the exact amount the government wants to spend on illegal criminal invading aliens! Coincidence much!
Oh boy! Another excuse to go after anyone not supportive of the regime!
Not really sure what to think about that report.
I started in the job market back in 1973, the Gov has been taking payroll tax between 25% and 35% of my income at federal level and 8% at the state level. So how do you short yourselves 688 Billion and how can I participate in that shortfall without going to prison?
how many irs dicksuckers owe $$$?
They probably based their estimates using Trump years, not Bidenomic years. Good luck, squeezing blood from an already pale turnip, IRS.
maybe hiring 87k nwords was a mistake?
How else can they justify hiring 75,000 new IRS agents? And we must make sure that all are probably firearms trained and equipped, hint, they see what’s coming and they want as many guns on their side as possible.
“how can I participate in that shortfall without going to prison?”
Have Joe adopt you, easy peasy.
Taxes, licenses, fees and all the other government imposed money grabs amount to over 50% of the income of producers. I read where 51% of people pay NO taxes whatsoever and also receive some tape government benefit. All the while the government sends gazillions to countries who hate us, fund ridiculous unworkable programs and live lavishly in DC on the taxpayer dime with absolutely no oversight or accountability. I know people who say it’s in their best interest to NOT work. This picture is very troubling. It’s unsustainable for much longer. Our “leaders” squander tax dollars all over the world but very little is used to benefit the American people directly. Our infrastructure is falling apart and we have countless problems here that need to be addressed. Add the instability all over the world and we are in a HUGE MESS.
I’m guessing that’s about 688 billion dollars the government can’t squander on bullshit projects.
Jackass Joe can brag and lie all he wants about that three letter word: J-O-B-S, but that kind of shortfall is the REAL indicator of the job market!!
Wait, I thought they had record surpluses, BBA (Before biden-his-time Administration).
Big deal. The federal government WASTES that much every week. Time to look at the spenders, not the payers.
The government won’t go bankrupt, but the taxpayers are close to it. Our government doesn’t care about having an actual budget to follow like families do.
This is the rational the globalists will use to justify digital currency–just watch-
Some of the biggest tax cheats work for the IRS. Clean up your own house first.
Just print $688 Billion more!
It’s all good!
Anything – ANY-fukkin-THING – from the government is a lie.
This is another lie to serve some nefarious purpose of the government.
Quit pissing away (actually, the pols are stealing it) $Billions in the Ukraine Laundromat and to the illegal-alien invading rat-people!
There. I just saved the US about $3 Trillion.
mortem tyrannis
izlamo delenda est …
report the adjusted $$$ figure after you collect delinquent taxes from irs ‘ployees, & other gubmint slimeballs.
Lowest life forms on earth.
How do you work there and say you’re a good person?
Fuck the fucking fuckers.
If the tax slaves pony up the amount the IRS says we’re short that would mean that government only spent a mere 1.1 trillion more than they took in for fiscal 2023.
I’m old enough to remember when a billion dollars was something to the government
All owed by 537 people in Washington, DC.