The Hidden Trillion-Dollar Tax: U.S. Tax Compliance Burden Projected to Top $544 Billion in 2026
Main Facts Navigating the U.S. federal tax code is more than an annual financial obligation; it has evolved into a massive, multi-billion-hour economic drag. According to the latest estimates from the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs (OIRA), Americans will spend nearly 6.9 billion hours complying with IRS tax filing and reporting requirements…
