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Taxpayer First Act: Implementation of Identity Theft Victim Assistance Provisions

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2020-45-070
Report Type
Audit
Special Emphasis
Taxpayer First Act (TFA)
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, Wage and Investment Division, should reconsider its policy and resume issuing the CP01E Notice to decedents to ensure that their heirs are aware that the decedent's TIN was used by an identity thief to gain employment.
Recommendation rejected by IRS

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that systemic programming changes are implemented and effective to address the programming glitch that prevents the CP01E Notice from being issued to employment identity theft victims ****************************2********************************* **2**.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that the CP01E Notice is issued to the 3,292 victims.

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should revise its policy and issue CP01E Notices to victims of employment identity theft every year that they are identified as a victim.
Recommendation rejected by IRS