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That seems surprisingly low to me. My dad used to be a tax officer in Germany and even in a bad year he'd bring in €10,000,000+. One year it was closer to half
by throwaway103281 8y ago
That seems surprisingly low to me. My dad used to be a tax officer in Germany and even in a bad year he'd bring in €10,000,000+. One year it was closer to half a billion.
$1 -> $1.2 seems honestly barely worse the effort considering the cost on every company that gets audited, guilty or not.
- froindt 8y agoWas your dad working solo on everything he did? Did his collection numbers reflect teamwork? You're comparing revenue on a per-producer basis to a much different number. There are support staff, programmers, benefits, buildings, etc. which all must be paid for too. For what it's worth, this article from 2011 noting a 4:1 ROI. I'm not sure where 1.2 came from, but I was unable to find it after searching. https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/irs-funding-cuts-compromise-taxpayer-service-and-weaken-enforcement https://www.cbpp.org/research/federal-tax/irs-funding-cuts-c... _ The Treasury estimates, for example, that every additional $1 invested in IRS tax enforcement beyond current levels would yield $4 in increased revenue