New tax audits underway

摘要

The government's own figures indicate that the payroll tax and self-employment tax gap, the difference between taxes owned and those actually paid, amounts to more than 200 billion dollars annually. One result, with little public fanfare and no advance warning, the Internal Revenue Service has begun a National Research Project (NRP) to collect data that will allow the IRS to understand the compliance characteristics of employment tax filers. The information provided is expected to allow the IRS to hone in on those areas where mistakes are most likely to occur, and focus their attention to those most likely to have erred or cheated. They will also use the study results to issue new guidelines and regulations and, incidentally increasing tax, interest, and penalty revenue.