tax enforcement
IRS compliance actions
Tax enforcement is the government activity of ensuring compliance with tax laws—collecting unpaid taxes, auditing returns, and penalizing those who evade or underreport.
The term often appears in discussions of funding for revenue agencies: Increased tax enforcement could close the gap between taxes owed and taxes paid.
Enforcement actions range from wage garnishment to criminal prosecution.
- tax collectionObtaining owed government payments
- collection agencyFirm recovering overdue payments
- tax codeLaws governing taxation
- tax lawRules governing government levies
- tax complianceFollowing taxation laws
asset seizure · payment plans · crackdown · audit notice · forensic accounting · criminal investigation · offshore accounts · amnesty · subpoena power · fines · penalty fees · civil penalty · tax filing · back taxes · filing deadlines · whistleblower · withholding taxes · tax audits
- taxationtax, income tax, sales tax, tax return, tax refund
- business taxestax returns, tax filing, tax deductions, deductions, taxable income
- government spendinggovernment spending, federal budget, expenditures, allocations, military spending
- taxessales tax, income tax, estate tax, excise tax, corporate tax
- tax agenciesIRS, tax authority, tax office, tax bureau, tax department
- treasuryUS Treasury, Treasury Department, treasury bonds, Exchequer, state treasury
tax enforcementtax evasion
Illegally avoiding government dues
tax amnesty · charitable giving · honor system · tax avoidance · donation