Untaxed
The Rich, the IRS, and a New Approach to Tax Compliance

Shows how tax compliance rules can be reformed to combat abusive tax avoidance by the rich in the United States.

Joshua D. Blank (Author), Ari Glogower (Author)

9781009198745, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 28 November 2024

262 pages
23.6 x 15.9 x 2 cm, 0.51 kg

'A bracing tour through high-end tax noncompliance, a provocation to take a fresh perspective in the hunt for solutions, and a source of plenty of concrete proposals for reform. A must-read for those seeking to improve the tax system.' Chye-Ching Huang, Executive Director, Tax Law Center at NYU Law

One of the most common complaints about the tax system in the United States is that rich taxpayers are able to lower their tax liabilities through abusive tax practices, often outmaneuvering the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Untaxed offers a fresh perspective on the long-standing dilemma of tax avoidance and evasion by the rich by proposing a new legal response: means-based adjustments to the tax compliance rules. These compliance rules govern interactions between taxpayers and the IRS, from filing tax returns to responding to audit letters to paying tax penalties. Untaxed shows how tax compliance rules can be adjusted based on taxpayers' means to level the playing field between the rich and everyone else. Timely and innovative, this book is a must-read for legal scholars, policymakers, tax students, and anyone interested in tax policy and administration.

Introduction
1. Tax noncompliance at the top
2. How the tax system addresses noncompliance
3. Means-adjusted tax compliance: a new approach
4. When are means adjustments fair and efficient?
5. From theory to legal design
6. Tax penalties
7. Tax advice
8. The statute of limitations
9. Tax information reporting
10. Closing the tax Information gap
Conclusion.

Subject Areas: Taxation & duties law [LNU]