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Akron Tax Journal

1989

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Attacking The Tax Gap, Tom Weiksnar, Todd Van Valkenburg Jan 1989

Attacking The Tax Gap, Tom Weiksnar, Todd Van Valkenburg

Akron Tax Journal

Today a radio station played something extraordinary, an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) advertisement promoting taxes. "Help someone with their taxes, there is no telling what the returns may be." At last, after five years of American Bar Association (ABA) research, the Tax Reform Act of 1986 (TRA'86), and countless private studies, the IRS seems to be taking an affirmative step in dealing with tax noncompliance. Moreover, the IRS realizes the answer lies in the attitudes of the taxpayers, as well as in the collection system itself. This news is truly exciting.

Specific arenas of taxation like gift and estate tax, …