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    Home » IRS Crackdown Recovers $1.3 Billion from Wealthy Tax Evaders

    IRS Crackdown Recovers $1.3 Billion from Wealthy Tax Evaders

    September 6, 2024 Top News 4 Mins Read
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    In a sweeping and almost overdue move, the IRS announced that it has clawed back $1.3 billion from high-income Americans who had long dodged their tax responsibilities. These are the individuals whose wealth insulates them, at least in their minds, from the obligations the rest of us face, but now they find themselves squarely in the crosshairs of a reinvigorated IRS. Funded by the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act, this crackdown is not merely a fiscal maneuver—it’s a message that, finally, no one is too wealthy or too well-protected to escape accountability.

    “$1.3B in unpaid taxes recovered from high-income Americans.”

    This does not even cover a day’s worth of interest payments. 🤣 pic.twitter.com/7lZ9TWvbAe

    — Liberty Nation (@libertynation) September 6, 2024

    The story here isn’t just about numbers. It’s about a systemic neglect that allowed millionaires and billionaires to slip through the cracks, while ordinary citizens shouldered the burden. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen laid it bare, recounting how, between 2010 and 2018, audits for the richest Americans plummeted by 80%. The wealthiest among us quietly escaped scrutiny, while audit rates increased for taxpayers earning under $200,000, effectively punishing those who could least afford it. It’s no surprise that by 2019, the top 1% was sitting on over a fifth of all unpaid taxes, as if the rules of the game didn’t apply to them.

    The enforcement now underway is relentless, with the IRS setting its sights on 125,000 high-income earners who haven’t filed taxes in years. And the pressure is working. In the past six months, 21,000 of them, confronted by the looming consequences, have filed their long-overdue returns, coughing up $172 million. That’s a start, but it’s just the beginning. The remaining 104,000 who think they’re safe are on notice, as the IRS gears up to collect what’s owed.

    🔵 US IRS ENFORCEMENT EFFORTS RECOVER $1.3 BILLION IN UNPAID TAXES, TREASURY SAYS

    The U.S. Treasury and Internal Revenue Service said on Friday that they have recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from wealthy individuals under new enforcement initiatives funded by $60 billion… pic.twitter.com/7M6wg71Smp

    — PiQ (@PiQSuite) September 6, 2024

    Yet, the impact goes beyond just a few thousand affluent tax dodgers coming clean. This is a broader shift, a sign that the rules are being enforced more equitably. Under the previous administration, as Yellen pointed out, the focus on auditing lower-income households intensified, leaving the richest unscathed. Now, that imbalance is being corrected. Among the most telling signs of progress: roughly 80% of 1,600 millionaires with outstanding tax debts have paid up, adding $1.1 billion to the nation’s coffers. It’s a striking turn of events, given the history of avoidance.

    For years, the idea that the wealthiest could skirt their taxes without consequence was an open secret. The IRS, starved for resources and battered by political maneuvering, had lost its teeth. But with renewed funding and a clear mandate, it’s no longer business as usual. The IRS is not just reclaiming unpaid taxes—it’s reclaiming its role as a watchdog, enforcing fairness in a system long tilted toward the affluent.

    NEW- IRS says it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from rich Americans
    The IRS said Friday that it has recovered $1.3 billion in unpaid taxes from high-income Americans who had either failed to file their returns or who hadn’t fully paid what they owed.
    The… pic.twitter.com/Eyrugae2HX

    — The Jewish Voice (@TJVNEWS) September 6, 2024

    This is more than an accounting exercise. It’s about restoring a sense of justice to a tax system that, for too long, asked the most from those with the least to give, while letting those with the most slip by unnoticed. And though the figures are eye-catching, the true significance lies in the shift of power, the sense that the rules apply equally, even if you’re among the top 1%. The work isn’t done, but for once, there’s movement in the right direction—a rebalancing of scales that had tipped too far for too long.

    Major Points

    • IRS reclaims $1.3 billion from high-income individuals who avoided taxes, aided by 2022 Inflation Reduction Act funding.
    • Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen highlights past audit imbalances, with top 1% owing a significant portion of unpaid taxes.
    • Over 21,000 tax-delinquent high earners have filed returns, paying $172 million, with 104,000 more under scrutiny.
    • Around 80% of 1,600 millionaires have settled debts, contributing $1.1 billion in recovered taxes.
    • The crackdown signals a shift toward tax fairness, reversing years of leniency for the wealthiest Americans.

    Lap Fu Ip – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News

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