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Fiscal Year 2017 Statutory Review of Disclosure of Collection Activities on Joint Returns

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2017-30-058
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 Director, Collection, should update the IRM to provide Automated Collection System (ACS) employees with more detail and examples of collection activity and mirrored account information that may be disclosed to a spouse who has been assessed a joint tax when he or she requests information (orally or in writing) under I.R.C. §§ 6103(e)(7) and (e)(8).