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IRS: Americans didn't pay billions in taxes

Americans failed to pay $688 billion in taxes on their 2021 returns, a record level, according to a new estimate from the IRS. The agency said that it is taking urgent steps to increase compliance such as auditing more high-income taxpayers as well as businesses and partnerships. Alex Raskolnikov, a tax law professor at Columbia Law School, joined CBS News to discuss how that happened.
Oct 17, 2023 (05:37)
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