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Date Issued
Recommendation number
5
Status
Closed
The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should develop processes to ensure that entities confirmed as suspicious, and that received the account lock, are not allowed access to the FIRE system and to prevent paper returns from posting to the Information Returns master File.
Report
Strengthened Validation Controls Are Needed to Protect Against Unauthorized Filing and Input of Fraudulent Information Returns
Significant Recommendation
No
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0