Civil Penalties Assessed Against Corporations

for Tax Fraud and Negligence by the I.R.S.

  Fiscal Year   Fraud Penalties Assessed
 Negligence Penalties Assessed
1993
555 2,376
1994
624 1,234
1995
509 629
1996
489 367
1997
618 265
1998
393 126
1999
247 62
2000
225 38
2001
 196 35
2002
159 22
2003
170 12
2004
132 25


Source: IRS Annual Reports and Data Books.

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