Taxable Talk

From Russ Fox, E.A., of Clayton Financial and Tax of Irvine, CA
All items below are for information only and are not meant as tax advice.
Please consult your own tax advisor to see how each item impacts your own situation.
$312 Billion (and counting)
According to this story in the Boston Globe, the US's "tax gap" is between $312 billion and $353 billion for individuals (not corporations). This gap consists of underreporting of income, underpayment of taxes, and nonfilers. While the IRS's enforcement efforts reduce this gap somewhat (to around $250 billion), the US still has a noncompliance rate of about 15%.

The biggest culprit is underreporting of income, generated from business income.