311,566 federal workers and retirees owed more than $3.5 billion in back income taxes in 2011 (up from $3.4 billion in 2010, $3.3 billion in 2009, $3.0 billion in 2008, and $2.7 billion in 2007).
- Accounting Today, Tax-Delinquent Federal Employees and Retirees Increased 11.5% in 2011
- Bloomberg, Number of Tax-Delinquent Government Workers Up 11.5%
- Fox News,
Federal Workers Owe $3.5B in Back Taxes - Washington Post,
IRS: Number of Federal Workers Owing Back Taxes Jumps by Nearly 12 Percent in 2011, to 312,000
