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Originally Posted by Boilerman
Sure! From a Harvard study in 2023:
It turns out auditing is one government investment that pays off. A new working paper, co-authored by Hendren and published last month by the National Bureau of Economic Research, shows that audits, particularly of higher-income taxpayers, raise significantly more money than they cost.
Specifically, the paper concludes that audits cost more than previously estimated, owing to everything from training to computers and the office space needed for in-person meetings. But the revenue raised more than makes up for these expenses, mostly because audits act as a powerful deterrent to tax evasion for years to come.
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I tend to agree. It is only logical that MORE IRS agents are better for the country. They are economic heroes. They act like referees in a basketball game. Some people will not like a particular call, but without referees you have a lower class game, a mere pick-up game.