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Principles and approaches to measuring gaps

How we estimate tax gaps.

Last updated 28 October 2026

Learn what tax gaps are and how we estimate them.

How we group tax gaps and handle the complex relationships between them.

Our tax gap estimates aim to quantify the level of non-compliance across the pillars of compliance.

Learn the 2 broad approaches we use to estimate tax gaps.

How we provide an estimate of the amount of revenue not collected in our tax gap program.

List of tax gaps terms and their meanings.

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