IRS Goes After Wealthy Tax Scofflaws as More Complex Cases Brew

Enforcement actions against wealthy taxpayers the IRS is touting are largely clear-cut and don’t reflect more complicated enforcement issues on the horizon, those following the agency said.

IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel on July 13 noted several recent efforts to go after wealthy people who aren’t paying taxes they owe, as part of an effort to promote the agency’s work following the enactment of last year’s tax-and-climate law. These include closing about 175 delinquent tax cases involving millionaires, intensifying work concerning wealthy non-filers, identifying about 100 high-income individuals who are claiming tax breaks in Puerto ...