VICEさんのインスタグラム写真 - (VICEInstagram)「“If you pay your taxes on time, it should be particularly frustrating when you see that wealthy filers are not [paying on time],” said IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel last week. He’s not wrong. So, in less frustrating news: the IRS announced Friday that it's aggressively cracking down on wealthy taxpayers and businesses that owe hundreds of millions of dollars in past due taxes. Specifically, the IRS is targeting 1,600 millionaires who each owe at least a quarter of a million dollars, and 75 large businesses that have roughly $10 billion in assets that have “cut corners” by hiding or underreporting their income. According to AP, the top 1% of U.S. income earners fail to report over 20% of their income, and despite the number of millionaires jumping by 50% over the last decade, the number of audits of million-dollar tax returns has fallen by two-thirds. The move comes thanks to new funding under the Inflation Reduction Act, which partly aims to track down millionaire tax cheats. In July, the IRS said it collected $38 million in delinquent taxes from more than 175 high-income taxpayers. That number will now be higher, thanks to the increased hiring and the help of AI, which will help track down trends and patterns that the IRS previously could not see. “This action goes to the heart of Democrats’ effort to ensure the wealthiest are paying their fair share,” Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden, D-Ore., said in a statement. FINALLY!」9月12日 1時00分