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Understanding the Tax Gap1

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  • Mazur, Mark J.
  • Plumley, Alan H.

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The Tax Gap is defined as the difference between the amount of tax imposed by the Tax Code and the amount that is reported and paid with timely filed returns. For the federal government, the gross tax gap is estimated at $345 billion for Tax Year 2001 (after the collection of late and enforced payments, the net tax gap is estimated at $290 billion for Tax Year 2001). This paper explains the concept of the tax gap, discusses how it is estimated, and points out some limitations with the estimates.

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  • Mazur, Mark J. & Plumley, Alan H., 2007. "Understanding the Tax Gap1," National Tax Journal, National Tax Association;National Tax Journal, vol. 60(3), pages 569-576, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:ntj:journl:v:60:y:2007:i:3:p:569-76
    DOI: 10.17310/ntj.2007.3.14
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    1. Gemmell, Norman & Hasseldine, John, 2012. "The Tax Gap: A Methodological Review," Working Paper Series 2435, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    2. Antonín Korauš & Miroslav Gombár & Alena Vagaská & Stanislav Šišulák & Filip Černák, 2021. "Secondary Energy Sources and Their Optimization in the Context of the Tax Gap on Petrol and Diesel," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(14), pages 1-22, July.
    3. Gemmell, Norman & Hasseldine, John, 2012. "The Tax Gap: A Methodological Review," Working Paper Series 18717, Victoria University of Wellington, Chair in Public Finance.
    4. Matthew Smith & Owen Zidar & Eric Zwick, 2020. "Top Wealth in America: New Estimates and Implications for Taxing the Rich," Working Papers 264, Princeton University, Department of Economics, Center for Economic Policy Studies..
    5. Jonathan Colmer & Suvy Qin & John Voorheis & Reed Walker, 2024. "Income, wealth and environmental inequality in the United States," CEP Discussion Papers dp2051, Centre for Economic Performance, LSE.
    6. Savina Finardi & Alena Vančurová, 2014. "Estimation of a Tax Gap in the Personal Income Tax by Means of National Accounts," European Financial and Accounting Journal, Prague University of Economics and Business, vol. 2014(2), pages 66-78.
    7. Benjamin Ching & Tayla Forward & Oscar Parkyn, 2023. "Estimating the Distribution of Wealth in New Zealand," Treasury Working Paper Series 23/01, New Zealand Treasury.
    8. Prianto Budi Saptono & Gustofan Mahmud & Intan Pratiwi & Dwi Purwanto & Ismail Khozen & Lambang Wiji Imantoro & Maria Eurelia Wayan, 2024. "Book-Tax Differences during the Crisis: Does Corporate Social Responsibility Matter?," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(17), pages 1-38, August.
    9. Jonathan Colmer & Suvy Qin & John Voorheis & Reed Walker, 2024. "Income, Wealth, and Environmental Inequality in the United States," Working Papers 24-57, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau.
    10. James Alm & Kyle Borders, 2014. "Estimating the “Tax Gap” at the State Level: The Case of Georgia's Personal Income Tax," Public Budgeting & Finance, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(4), pages 61-79, December.

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