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Taxpayer Compliance Research

The IRS seeks to help taxpayers comply with their tax obligations voluntarily and timely. The articles and publications on this page contain research related to taxpayer compliance. Compliance measurement research, also known as the tax gap, examines how much tax is not paid voluntarily and timely. Another set of research looks at the causes of taxpayer compliance.

Projections

Here you will find forecasts of the number of returns to be filed for tax forms within the individual, tax-exempt, and business areas. These statistical projections are developed by the IRS office of Research.

Filing Season Statistics

Find filing season statistics showing cumulative and comparative totals from tax return filing seasons

IRS Research Conference

The IRS Research Conference, highlights research on tax compliance and administration, and facilitated dialogue among IRS researchers, IRS and state tax administrators, tax experts from other countries, academic researchers, Federal agencies, and private sector experts.

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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 2012-09-19