Tax Administration: Tax Compliance Initiatives and Delinquent Taxes
(Testimony, 02/01/95, GAO/T-GGD-95-74).

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) faces some formidable enforcement
challenges, such as closing a tax gap that was last estimated at $127
billion in tax year 1992 and collecting tens of billions of dollars of
tax debt.  Congress recognizes these challenges, and every year but one
since 1990 it has provided compliance initiatives that would add more
staff.  The goal is to increase compliance and generate more revenue.
This testimony discusses IRS' compliance initiatives and its progress in
collecting tax debts.

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 REPORTNUM:  T-GGD-95-74
     TITLE:  Tax Administration: Tax Compliance Initiatives and 
             Delinquent Taxes
      DATE:  02/01/95
   SUBJECT:  Tax administration
             Collection procedures
             Debt collection
             Tax nonpayment
             Accounts receivable
             Government collections
             Human resources utilization
             Voluntary compliance
             Delinquent taxes
             Management information systems
IDENTIFIER:  IRS Enforcement Revenue Information System
             
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