Number of words in the year 2000 IRS tax code: 1,395,028
Times larger than the U.S. Constitution: 319
Number of words in IRS tax regulations: 8,551,444
Times larger than the King James Bible: 11
Number of IRS schedules, forms, and instructions: 649
Percentage of federal taxes owed that are uncollected each year: 15%
Dollars owed that are uncollected each year: $257 billion to $298 billion
Amount it cost the IRS to collect $100 in 2004: 48 cents
Annual budget for IRS: $10 billion
Amount Americans will pay this year to comply with tax code: $194 billion
Chances of being audited: 1 in 200
Number of IRS employees: 104,000
Percentage of phone calls the IRS doesn't answer: 40
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