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Taxpayers Erroneously Claim Education Tax Credits

Press Release
… who pay qualified expenses for higher education to offset those expenses. One such tax credit is the Hope … 203,000 taxpayers erroneously claimed a total of over $300 million in Hope Credits. In 2007, over 169,000 taxpayers … this limited math error authority. TIGTA also performed a computer analysis of all Forms 1098-T, a tuition statement …

Millions of Taxpayers Could Owe Taxes As A Result of Making Work Pay Credit

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… Millions of Taxpayers Could Owe Taxes As A Result of Making Work Pay Credit Press Release November 16, 2009 … The … (the Recovery Act), applies to most taxpayers who earn income during 2009 and 2010. The credit is advanced to … Act for pension payments in order to prevent pensioners from being negatively affected by the MWPC. The IRS agreed …

Taxpayers Incorrectly Claimed Health Coverage Tax Credit

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… for purposes of claiming the HCTC. TIGTA also identified 1,260 individuals who appear to have erroneously claimed about … claiming the HCTC on their tax returns accurately compute the credit. The IRS also should implement a process … claims during processing, program additional error codes, inform taxpayers of their appeal rights, and request …

TIGTA Audits IRS's Processing of Taxpayer Requests for Copies of Tax Returns

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… for Copies of Tax Returns Press Release November 3, 2009 … The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration … a business, to buy a home, to attend college or to verify income for child support. In addition, third parties such as … take every measure to protect their tax return information from inappropriate disclosure. The protection of personally …

TIGTA Calls For Increased Oversight of IRS Contracts

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… $34 billion. These contracts were awarded by contracting officers who delegated their oversight authority to … to administrative functions (i.e., documenting receipt of goods and services in IRS computer tracking systems) and relied on program office …

TIGTA Finds Taxpayer Advocate Service Needs to Make Better Use of Resources

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… Better Use of Resources Press Release October 29, 2009 … The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration … taxpayer concerns, identify grass roots issues and make recommendations to improve customer service and overall tax … that licensed tax practitioners serving on the Panel are in good standing with the IRS. In response, the NTA agreed in …

TIGTA Reviews the IRS's Business Systems Modernization Program

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… TIGTA Reviews the IRS's Business Systems Modernization Program Press … involves integrating thousands of hardware and software components and replacing outdated technology. TIGTA is … tax account database. The IRS is considering using elements from the Individual Master File and the current Customer …

TIGTA Finds That Combat Zone Indicators on Taxpayer Accounts Are Frequently Inaccurate

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… TIGTA Finds That Combat Zone Indicators on Taxpayer Accounts Are Frequently … who support military missions, who are deployed to or work in combat zones. Special Federal income tax benefits, … data fields to improve electronic self-identification. IRS officials agreed with nine of the ten recommendations. The …

Review of the Internal Revenue Service’s Purchase CardViolations Report

Report Number
2021-10-053

… Report July 27, 2021 Report Number: 2021-10-053 TIGTACommunications@tigta.treas.gov | www.treasury.gov/tigta … General prior to the agency submitting the report to the Office of Management and Budget. The overall objective of … three purchase card transactions, totaling approximately $300, that did not comply with the IRS’s internal charge card …

Implementation of the Passport Provisions of the FAST Act Was Generally Successful, and the Internal Revenue Service Is Working on Objective Criteria for Passport Revocations

Report Number
2019-30-068

… Criteria for Passport Revocations September 19, 2019 2019-30-068 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration … taxpayer, and recertify secondary taxpayers who were… The Commissioner, Small Business/Self-Employed Division, should … IRM 5.1.12.27.4 (Dec. 20, 2017) and IRM 5.19.1.5.19.4 (Dec. 26, 2017). Implementation of the Passport Provisions of the …