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How Big Is the Tax Code, Really?

Paul Caron

Tax_code_5 We previously have blogged (here and here) the all-important question:  how big is the tax code, really?  On the assumption that most readers of this blog do not regularly visit trygve.com, check out the dozen answers provided by members of the U.S. Congress cataloged in "How Long is It?" (The United States Tax Code):

Number of words in tax code:

  • 1 million
  • 5.5 million
  • 5,6 million
  • 7 million
  • 500 million

Number of pages of tax code:

  • 2,500
  • 3,458
  • 6,000
  • 9,000
  • 9.471
  • 17,000
  • 44,000
  • 60,000
  • 13,000,000

About the Author

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Paul Caron
Paul Caron was named Duane and Kelly Roberts Dean of Pepperdine University School of Law on June 1, 2017. Dean Caron joined the Pepperdine faculty in 2013 after serving as the Dorothy and Leonard Straus Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law in the spring semesters of 2010 through 2013. He served as Associate Dean for Research and Faculty Development at Pepperdine in 2015-2017. Before coming to Pepperdine, he was Associate Dean of Faculty and Charles Hartsock Professor of Law at the University of Cincinnati College of Law.
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