The IRS Reduced Earned Income Tax Credit Examinations in Fiscal Year 2024, but the Process to Mitigate Racial Disparity Needs to Be Defined
Report Information
Date Issued
May 9, 2025
Report Number
2025-308-020
Report Type
Audit
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
Recommendations
The Chief, Taxpayer Services Division, should define measures and establish monitoring activities to assess its success in mitigating racial disparities related to the EITC examination selection process.
The Chief, Taxpayer Services Division, should define measures and establish monitoring activities to assess its success in mitigating racial disparities related to the EITC examination selection process.
The Chief, Taxpayer Services Division, should define measures and establish monitoring activities to assess its success in mitigating racial disparities related to the EITC examination selection process.
The Chief, Taxpayer Services Division, should establish a monitoring process between the division and the enterprise level to ensure that revisions to "planned examination starts" at either level are communicated and aligned so that there is consistency when measuring actual results at both the division and enterprise levels.
The Chief, Taxpayer Services Division, should establish a monitoring process between the division and the enterprise level to ensure that revisions to “planned examination starts” at either level are communicated and aligned so that there is consistency when measuring actual results at both the division and enterprise levels.