U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

Official websites use .gov
A .gov website belongs to an official government organization in the United States.

Https

Secure .gov websites use HTTPS
A lock () or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .gov website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

Processes Do Not Always Ensure That Electronic Filing Identification Numbers Are Assigned to Qualified Applicants or Deactivated When Required

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2018-40-003
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
View Report

Recommendations

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that the 349 EFINs that were still active as of March 24, 2017, are deactivated or the e-file application is revised, as appropriate.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should finalize procedures for identifying and referring EFINs associated with potentially fraudulent return filings to the EPSS organization.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that all 286 of the suspicious EFINs not referred to the EPSS organization are reviewed for evidence of tax return fraud and deactivate them if warranted.
Recommendation rejected by IRS