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Improved Procedures Are Needed to Prevent the Fraudulent Use of Third‑Party Authorization Forms to Obtain Taxpayer Information

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2018-40-062
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

Recommendations

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that tax examiners follow internal guidelines that require them to limit the issuance of CAF numbers to one CAF number per representative/designee at each office.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should correspond with representatives and designees assigned multiple CAF numbers to inform them that they are permitted to have one CAF number per location. The correspondence should request a response from each representative and designee specifying the CAF number that the IRS should retain. Excess numbers should then be removed from the CAF.