[7] The IRS says that the data is used by tax practitioners, policy researchers, demographers, economic analysts, consultants, business associations, state and local governments, universities, public libraries, and the media.
[8] SOI data has been cited in publications of think tanks such as the Tax Policy Center,[9] RAND Corporation,[10] and Cato Institute.
[2]: 5 Enquist doubled SOI staff and also funded half the cost of a Remington Rand UNIVAC I along with the Census Bureau.
This allowed SOI to develop its first quality control program and focus on specialized topics such as capital gains and corporate foreign tax credit.
[2]: 5 Natrella, a former Securities and Exchange Commission statistician, increased the use of computers, switched to using integer weights (for greater consistency in reporting and easier data review).
[2]: 6 While in office, Scheuren was critical of a Reagan administration plan that would require the IRS and Census Bureau to share the data they collected with other government agencies.
[12] Skelly expanded SOI, increasing the number of annual studies conducted to 60, and recruiting more senior talent to improve the quality of statistics.