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

Offering a critical perspective on tax enforcement and economic inequality, this book sheds light on the challenges of tax noncompliance by the rich and proposes innovative legal rules to address the tax gap. It is a must-read for legal scholars, policymakers, and students interested in tax policy and administration.

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.