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Efforts Are Resulting in the Improved Identification of Fraudulent Tax Returns Involving Identity Theft

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2015-40-026
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 Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should continue to evaluate clustering filters to ensure that they properly identify tax returns with multiple uses of addresses and/or bank accounts.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should: Include tax returns with ****2***** in identity theft filter identification processes.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ***2*** ************************************2************************************************2***************.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, to reduce the potential for tax filing fraud, should outline specific actions and time frames for the implementation of a process to deactivate the ITINs assigned to individuals prior to January 1, 2013. This should include those processes to identify and deactivate the ITINs assigned to individuals who are now deceased.