Projected Tax Gap

Tax Gap Estimates for Tax Years 2014-2016 and Projections for 2017-2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022 Money amounts in billions of dollars

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Source: Internal Revenue Service
Notes: [1] These figures will be updated as more complete compliance data become available.
[2] The estimates are the annual averages for the covered timeframe.
[3] The net tax gap is the gross tax gap reduced by the amount of enforced and other late payments that will eventually be paid.
Chart: Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center