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Case Selection Processes Result in Billions of Dollars in Potential Employer Underreported Tax Not Being Addressed

July 31, 2017

Press Release

… General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) published today. The Combined Annual Wage Reporting (CAWR) Program compares the employee wage and withholding information … process to include cases that are currently excluded," he added. TIGTA made seven recommendations, including that the …

The Internal Revenue Service Continues to Rehire Former Employees With Conduct and Performance Issues

July 27, 2017

Press Release

… conduct and performance issues, including willful tax noncompliance and unauthorized access to tax records, is not … only be extended to applicants of great integrity," he added. TIGTA recommended that the IRS Human Capital Officer provide the …

Actions Need to Be Taken to Ensure Compliance With Prisoner Reporting Requirements and Improve Identification of Prisoner Returns

July 24, 2017

Press Release

… Actions Need to Be Taken to Ensure Compliance With Prisoner Reporting Requirements and Improve … Bureau of Prisons and the State Departments of Corrections comply with prisoner reporting requirements. TIGTA … from all of the facilities within their jurisdiction," he added. In the report, TIGTA made eight recommendations to …

Processes Do Not Maximize the Use of Third-Party Income Documents to Identify Potentially Improper Refundable Credit Claims

July 20, 2017

Press Release

… Processes Do Not Maximize the Use of Third-Party Income Documents to Identify Potentially Improper Refundable … Identification Number used to claim the credit was issued after the due date of the tax return. However, TIGTA found … provisions that are intended to reduce such payments," he added. TIGTA made four recommendations to the IRS in the …

September 24, 2019

Firewall Administration Needs Improvement

Report Number

2019-20-061

… and Chief, Criminal Investigation, should ensure that comprehensive and accurate inventories of information system … CI Criminal Investigation **11** ***********11********** FCR Firewall Change Request FISMA Federal Information … two to three months, however, these firewalls were not added to the inventory until May 2019. The UNS Firewall …

Centralization of Identity Theft Victim Assistance Reduced Case Closure Time Frames and Tax Account Errors

June 8, 2017

Press Release

… Administration (TIGTA). Identity theft for the purpose of committing refund fraud occurs when an individual uses … its assistance to these victims of identity theft," he added. TIGTA did identify one area where further … reviews of employees' identity theft casework. TIGTA recommended that the IRS ensure that managerial reviews are …

Improvements Are Needed to Ensure Accounts on the Automated Non-Master File Are Accurately Processed

May 30, 2017

Press Release

… the accuracy of Automated Non-Master File accounts," he added. TIGTA made six recommendations that include correcting ANMF computation of Failure to File and Failure to Pay penalty …

Implementation of the Health Coverage Tax Credit Enrollment and Systemic Advance Monthly Payment Process

May 25, 2017

Press Release

… displaced workers and retirees. The IRS also initiated a comprehensive outreach effort to inform the public about the … Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued an audit report today, after completing a review with the overall objective of assessing …

Revised Refundable Credit Risk Assessments Still Do Not Provide an Accurate Measure of the Risk of Improper Payments

May 2, 2017

Press Release

… that it issued 24 percent, ($16.8 billion), in Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments improperly in Fiscal Year … Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) in response to TIGTA recommendations. However, the revised assessments still do not … provide valid risk assessments for improper payments," he added. TIGTA recommended that the IRS ensure that its …

Eight Individuals Arrested for Fraud in IRS Phone Scams

April 27, 2017

Press Release

… suspects in Miami, FL on April 25, 2017, for conspiracy to commit wire fraud. According to the court documents, the … said. "The scammers are relentless and so are we," he added. "Our investigators will not rest until we have … were previously arrested in May of 2016 based upon Criminal Complaints that were filed in the Eastern District of …

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