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Review of the Internal Revenue Service’s Process to Address Violations of Tax Law by Its Own Employees

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2015-10-002
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 IRS Commissioner should amend existing policy on how Section 1203 cases are to be handled to include a requirement to document the analysis of evidence and basis for the decision on whether or not to mitigate penalties to something less than termination