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Actions Can Be Taken to Proactively Reduce Unpostable Transactions

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2020-40-020
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
Yes
Participating OIG
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$19,900
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Recommendations

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should establish procedures in the Post-Processing Section to track and monitor instances of large volumes of repeated unpostable transactions created by IRS functional areas and to coordinate with the functions, including the Integrity and Verification Operation, to proactively reduce the volume of cases.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should coordinate with the Ogden Tax Processing Center to provide an Exempt Organization Subject Matter Expert to help train the tax examiners in the Kansas City Business Master File Unpostable Unit.