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Demonizing the IRS to Protect Tax Evaders: Weakening tax enforcement combined with new complexity invites evasion and massive illicit tax savings for the rich.

The article offers information about the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2017 Republican Tax Act and highlights how the Tax Act invites more tax cheating by the wealthy individuals in the country. Other information about tax evaders and tax enforcement as well as the Internal Revenue...

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Published in:American Prospect Vol. 29; no. 3; pp. 45 - 49
Main Author: JOHNSTON, DAVID CAY
Format: Article
Published: American Prospect Summer2018
Subjects:
United States
United States. Internal Revenue Service
Income tax
Taxation
Economic policy
Tax reform
Tax evasion
Tax planning
Online Access:View this record in EBSCOhost
Summary:The article offers information about the implementation of U.S. President Donald Trump's 2017 Republican Tax Act and highlights how the Tax Act invites more tax cheating by the wealthy individuals in the country. Other information about tax evaders and tax enforcement as well as the Internal Revenue Service is presented.