Casey B. Mulligan posted an article Why People Pay Income Taxes, The New York Times, April 6, 2011.
Overall, taxpayers' income reporting to the I.R.S. is pretty accurate, even though most people would not get caught if they cheated. It is uncertain why the reporting is accurate. Some theorize that people are in general honest or that they are afraid of getting caught.
HAT TIP: Tax Prof Blog
Posted by Adam Fleischer, Associate Editor, Wealth Strategies Journal.

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