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System Changes Resulted in Successfully Processed Third‑Party Income Documents, but Processes for Using the Information Need Improvement

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2018-20-019
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 Commissioner, W&I Division, should ensure that ******2******* ***************************************2************************************* ***************************************2**********************.

The Commissioner, W&I Division and the IRS Office of Chief Counsel, The Commissioner, should work with the Department of the Treasury Office of Tax Policy to determine the feasibility of eliminating automatic extensions to file Form 1099-MISC ********2********** *****************2****************. If the automatic extension is eliminated, the Commissioner, W&I Division, should ensure that a UWR is created to implement the necessary programming modifications.