… TIGTA Report Concludes That IRS Needs to Do More to Combat Identity Theft Press Release April 9, 2008 … The IRS … filed as a result of identity theft increased 579 percent from 2002 to 2007," said TIGTA's Inspector General J. … if it is committed in conjunction with other criminal offenses having a large tax impact." In its response to …

… has accurately processed most of the returns it received," commented J. Russell George, the Treasury Inspector General … errors on the credit by hiring seasonal employees earlier, offering overtime to its employees and making changes to its … electronic filing compared to the same period in 2008 and a 30.2 percent decrease in use of the Free File Program. The …

… TIGTA Report: The Office of Disclosure Continues to Improve Compliance with … exempted from disclosure by statute. Internal Revenue Code (I.R.C.) Section (§) 6103 is an example of such a …

… by U.S. Treasury check or debit card via U.S. Mail. TIGTA's Office of Investigations warns that criminals may engage in … fraudulent IRS websites, or receive social media-based communications and/or phishing e-mails, text messages, or … scan any quick response - commonly referred to as "QR" - codes, or open any attached files. Scammers may use these …

… functions, activities, and programs. TIGTA created the I&E Office in March to provide additional flexibilities in improving tax administration with the capability of completing timely assessments of IRS challenge areas. Mr. … billion of annual total obligation authority. Prior to his work with the Marine Corps, Holmgren was the Inspector …

… 20 provisions for individuals that provide tax relief to working or retired Americans and their families. Thirty-six … of the 20 benefits and credits for individual taxpayers and 26 of the tax provisions benefiting businesses. "Since … the IRS relies on taxpayers to accurately report income and claim only those tax benefits and credits to which …

… immigration status, nor does it entitle the individual to work in the U.S. or receive Social Security benefits. In … that the IRS has not implemented controls to prevent ITINs from being used by more than one taxpayer on multiple tax … Social Security Number). "The number of individual income tax returns filed using ITINs and reporting wage income …

… review was on process standardization, one of three main components of the TRIPLEX initiative. Once fully … result, the IRS may not fully realize the maximum benefits from the reengineering efforts. In addition, five of seven … TIGTA recommended that the IRS's Chief Technology Officer ensure that process reengineering teams adequately …

… Service's Modernized Taxpayer Account Program Integration Office (the Program Integration Office). TIGTA initiated its review in response to a request from the IRS to assess the Program Integration Office's … IRS database used by the IRS to process some individual income tax returns. Once completed, the new modernization …