Recent Developments in the Withholding Tax System

PAD-80-41 Published: Feb 27, 1980. Publicly Released: Mar 25, 1980.

Highlights

GAO was asked to update its 1977 report "Inequities in the Federal Withholding Tax System." Statistics on withholding that have become available since that report was prepared were collected, a recent Internal Revwnue Service (IRS) publication on the system was reviewed, and Treasury officials were interviewed.

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Topics

Tax Policy and Administration

Federal formsIncome taxesPersonal income taxesProgram managementTax administrationTax refundsTax returnsTaxpayersAllowancesStatistical data