@natasharsarin.bsky.social
Professor, Yale Law School & Yale School of Management; President @budgetlab.bsky.social; Contributing columnist @postopinions.bsky.social
Former Counselor at Treasury, Professor Penn Law & Wharton
https://www.natashasarin.com/
Former Counselor at Treasury, Professor Penn Law & Wharton
https://www.natashasarin.com/
Pretty sobering estimates here. Magnitudes vary but the headline conclusion does not:
Tens of thousands will die prematurely if this bill becomes law.
Tens of thousands will die prematurely if this bill becomes law.
June 9, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Pretty sobering estimates here. Magnitudes vary but the headline conclusion does not:
Tens of thousands will die prematurely if this bill becomes law.
Tens of thousands will die prematurely if this bill becomes law.
Funding the IRS to reduce tax gap has been proposed by every President since Reagan (incl Trump, in first term!)
ROI for high-end enforcement efforts is 12:1. Doing less of it costs a lot of $
Better tech will increase efficiency. But decimating the agency doesn't get you there
ROI for high-end enforcement efforts is 12:1. Doing less of it costs a lot of $
Better tech will increase efficiency. But decimating the agency doesn't get you there
May 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Funding the IRS to reduce tax gap has been proposed by every President since Reagan (incl Trump, in first term!)
ROI for high-end enforcement efforts is 12:1. Doing less of it costs a lot of $
Better tech will increase efficiency. But decimating the agency doesn't get you there
ROI for high-end enforcement efforts is 12:1. Doing less of it costs a lot of $
Better tech will increase efficiency. But decimating the agency doesn't get you there
Before the IRA, IRS was way understaffed
As a result, the agency couldn't collect taxes owed, per Commissioner Rettig (a Trump appointee)
IRS has already lost 30% of its auditors. That's not going back to this (bad) base. It is making things much worse!
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As a result, the agency couldn't collect taxes owed, per Commissioner Rettig (a Trump appointee)
IRS has already lost 30% of its auditors. That's not going back to this (bad) base. It is making things much worse!
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
May 7, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Before the IRA, IRS was way understaffed
As a result, the agency couldn't collect taxes owed, per Commissioner Rettig (a Trump appointee)
IRS has already lost 30% of its auditors. That's not going back to this (bad) base. It is making things much worse!
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
As a result, the agency couldn't collect taxes owed, per Commissioner Rettig (a Trump appointee)
IRS has already lost 30% of its auditors. That's not going back to this (bad) base. It is making things much worse!
www.warren.senate.gov/imo/media/do...
President Trump has said tax filing should be so simple that you could file on a postcard!
The IRS had built something even better: a way to freely file with the govt directly rather than paying hundreds to third parties.
It's devastating to watch so much good work undone
The IRS had built something even better: a way to freely file with the govt directly rather than paying hundreds to third parties.
It's devastating to watch so much good work undone
April 16, 2025 at 7:16 PM
President Trump has said tax filing should be so simple that you could file on a postcard!
The IRS had built something even better: a way to freely file with the govt directly rather than paying hundreds to third parties.
It's devastating to watch so much good work undone
The IRS had built something even better: a way to freely file with the govt directly rather than paying hundreds to third parties.
It's devastating to watch so much good work undone