Comment by nabla9
Improving IRS tax collection enforcement could generate significant funds
In fiscal year 2021 the IRS managed more than $4.1 trillion in tax revenue. The annual tax gap was estimated at $688 billion in 2021, with $625 billion remaining uncollected even after enforcement efforts.
16.7 percent.
So collecting all those extra taxes would cover somewhere south of 25% of the budget deficit for 2021. You aren’t wrong, but the parent isn’t wrong either.