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Congressional Testimony
04-14-2005
Statement of David M. Walker Comptroller General, Government Accountability
Office Committee on Senate Finance April 14, 2005 Chairman Grassley, Senator
Baucus, and Members of the Committee: I appreciate this opportunity to
discuss the annual tax gap--the difference between what taxpayers timely
and accurately pay in taxes and what they should pay under the law--and
how reducing that gap can help the nation cope with its large and growing
long- term fiscal challenges. Most recently, the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) estimated a gross tax gap from $312 billion to ...

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