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Improper Payment Reporting Has Improved; However, There Have Been No Significant Reductions to the Billions of Dollars of Improper Payments

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2020-40-025
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 Chief Financial Officer and the Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should work with the Department of Health and Human Services to develop a comprehensive risk assessment of improper PTC payments, including the risk of APTC improper payments.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should continue to refine the selection criteria to ensure that returns with the greatest potential for revenue protection are selected and worked.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should implement a process to systemically identify and evaluate tax returns filed by individuals who have a nonwork dependent SSN to prevent erroneous refunds of the ACTC.