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Billions of Dollars of Potentially Erroneous Carryforward Claims Are Still Not Being Addressed

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2019-40-044
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
$0
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Recommendations

The Commissioners, Large Business and International and Small Business/Self-Employed Divisions, should use the carryforward information obtained from implementing Recommendation 5 to identify potentially erroneous carryforward claims.
Recommendation rejected by IRS