| Al Capone was famously caught on tax evasion charges. | Cheapism |
| In FY 2019, the IRS collected more than $121.0 billion in unpaid assessments on returns filed with additional tax due, netting $44.0 billion after credit transfers. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Americans paid over $5 trillion in taxes in 2019. | Cheapism |
| In 2018, Massachusetts had $5.43 billion in underpaid taxes, the eighth-highest amount for this metric in the study and the fourth-highest in the top 10. | AOL |
| While there is no dodging a federal bill, 7 states do not have an income tax: Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. New Hampshire and Tennessee tax only dividends and interest income. | Cheapism |
| The IRS closed 101,880 applications for tax-exempt status in FY 2019. The IRS approved tax-exempt status for 90.7 percent of these applications. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Since Jimmy Carter, all U.S. presidents except Donald Trump have released their tax returns. | FactRetriever |
| The Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) was designed to target 155 wealthy taxpayers in 1969. | Wallethacks |
| Federal tax returns were not always due April 15. In 1913, March 1 was the big day; in 1918 it was moved to March 15; and finally in 1954 the current Tax Day was established. | Cheapism |
| The average tax refund is about $3,000 per year for Americans. | Mental Floss |
| The first-ever federal income tax in the US was imposed by Abraham Lincoln in 1861. | Mental Floss |
| Actual expenditures for the IRS were $11.8 billion for overall operations in Fiscal Year 2019, up from about $11.7 billion in FY 2018. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The average American spends about 11 hours doing their taxes each year. | Mental Floss |
| In Fiscal Year 2019, the IRS assisted more than 67.3 million taxpayers through correspondence, its enterprise-wide telephone helplines, or at Taxpayer assistance Centers. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The total cost to the IRS of collecting $100 decreased to $0.33 in FY 2019. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| In FY 2019 IRS.gov received nearly 651 million visits and taxpayers downloaded almost 363 million files. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| A former IRS commissioner went to prison for tax evasion in 1952. | Mental Floss |
| Nearly 80,000 employees work at the IRS. | Wallethacks |
| California taxpayers in 2018 not only owed the highest amount of underpaid taxes in astudy (about $30.9 billion), but they also filed more tax returns with underpayments that year than any other state (almost 4.75 million). | AOL |
| TaxProvider has listings for over 60,000 tax preparers. You're sure to find one nearby. | TaxProvider |
| In FY 2019, the IRS provided taxpayer assistance through almost 651 million visits to IRS.gov. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The average amount of taxes owed from all returns with underpayments in the country is $5,262. That’s almost $2,000 less than North Dakota, the state that owes the most | AOL |
| The highest income tax bracket was once 94% in 1944. | Cheapism |
| Of the taxpayers who participated in the 2019 Comprehensive Taxpayer Attitude Survey, 87% said it is not acceptable to cheat on their income taxes, and nearly all (95%) believe it is a civic duty to pay their fair share. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The 16th Amendment established the first permanent US income tax. | Wallethacks |
| In FY 2019 of the 1.9 million organizations tax exempt organizations nearly 70% (1.3 million) qualified as tax exempt under Internal Revenue Code Section 501(c)(3). | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| For each $100 collected by the IRS, it costs just thirty-nine cents. | Wallethacks |
| Seven states have no income tax. | Cheapism |
| The IRS collected more than $3.56 trillion in gross taxes in FY 2019 and issued almost 122 million refunds, amounting to more than $452 billion. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The IRS treats cryptocurrency as property, not currency. | Tax Defense Partners |
| In Fiscal Year 2019, the IRS recognized almost 1.9 million organizations as tax exempt. More than 1.7 million of these organizations were exempt under Internal Revenue Code section 501(c). | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Most taxpayers continued to agree that cheating on their income taxes is not at all acceptable. The percentage agreeing increased in 2019 and has remained within a four-point range since 2010. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Tax Freedom Day was on April 16 in 2019. | Cheapism |
| Over 7 million words are in the tax law and regulations. | Wallethacks |
| In 2019, Paid preparers filed more than 79.9 million individual tax returns electronically, and taxpayers filed more than 2.8 million returns using the IRS Free File program. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| For 2019, Nearly 184.6 million returns and other forms were filed electronically. These represented 72.9 percent of all filings. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| The percentage of taxpayers satisfied with their personal interactions with the IRS has increased since 2017, with most taxpayers being satisfied. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| According to the Tax Policy Center think tank, 42.8% of tax filers will owe no individual income tax or have negative taxable income for 2020. | Cheapism |
| Cow flatulence tax in the EU aims to reduce greenhouse gases. | Tax Defense Partners |
| In FY 2019, almost 61 million taxpayers were assisted by calling or visiting an IRS office. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| During Fiscal Year 2019, the IRS collected more than $3.5 trillion, processed more than 253 million tax returns and other forms, and issued more than $452 billion in tax refunds. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Federal tax returns were not always due April 15. In 1913, March 1 was the big day; in 1918 it was moved to March 15; and finally in 1954 the current Tax Day was established. | Cheapism |
| The first e-file occurred on January 24, 1986. | Wallethacks |
| Collectively Americans paid $5.2 trillion in federal, state, and local taxes last year — more than the combined cost of food, clothing, and housing, according to the Tax Foundation. | Cheapism |
| The IRS sends over 8 billion pages in forms and instructions every year. | Wallethacks |
| The IRS closed more than 1.9 million cases under the Automated Underreporter Program in FY 2019, resulting in almost $6.7 billion in additional assessments. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| In 2016, 74.2% of returns received refunds totaling $297 billion. | Wallethacks |
| In FY 2019, The IRS assessed nearly $33.8 billion in additional taxes for returns not filed timely and collected almost $1.9 billion with delinquent returns. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| According to the Tax Policy Center think tank, 42.8% of tax filers will owe no individual income tax or have negative taxable income for 2020. | Cheapism |
| The first income tax was in 1404 in England. | Wallethacks |
| Seven out of the 10 largest tax bills are located on a coast: Massachusetts, DC, Connecticut, New Jersey and Florida (on the East Coast) and Washington and California (on the West Coast). | AOL |
| The cost of one wig can be tax-deductible if it's medically recommended. | Tax Defense Partners |
| Alabama imposes a 10¢ tax on decks of playing cards. | FactRetriever |
| Collectively Americans paid $5.2 trillion in federal, state, and local taxes last year — more than the combined cost of food, clothing, and housing, according to the Tax Foundation. | Cheapism |
| In FY 2019, taxpayers proposed 54,225 offers in compromise to settle existing tax liabilities for less than the full amount owed. IRS accepted 17,890 offers, amounting to $289.4 million, during the year. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
| Tax Day wasn't always on April 15; it was originally March 1. | Mental Floss |
| The IRS pays whistleblowers up to 30% of what it collects. | Cheapism |
| Most taxpayers (81 percent) are satisfied with their personal interactions with IRS. | IRS Data Book 2019 |
