GAO-04-50 November 19 2003 Abusive tax avoidance schemes could threaten our tax system's integrity and fairness if trusty taxpayers believe that significant numbers of individuals are not paying their fair share of taxes.

GAO-04-50 November 19 2003

Abusive tax avoidance schemes could threaten our tax system's integrity and fairness if trusty taxpayers believe that significant numbers of individuals are not paying their fair share of taxes. Abusive schemes encompass like distortions of the tax arrangement as falsely describing the law (saying, for example, that the income tax is unconstitutional), misrepresenting facts (for instance, promoting the deduction of personal outlays ...