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Actions Can Be Taken to Proactively Reduce Unpostable Transactions

Report Number
2020-40-020

… General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $19900 The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should establish … the unpostable unit in one IRS tax processing center closed 30,016 unpostable transaction cases during the 2019 Filing … management and Information Technology organization officials stated that they have not coordinated with the …

The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Project Effectiveness Would Be Improved by Better Performance Metrics and Tools Data

Report Number
2020-20-013

… status and progress. The Chief Information Officer should complete the installation, configuration, and testing of … Revenue Manual 2.16.1, Enterprise Life Cycle Guidance (Nov. 26, 2019). The Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Project … The IRS AWARE score improved from 5.27 per device to 0.30 per device from March to June 2019. Contributing factors …

A Strategy Is Needed to Address Hiring Shortages As Efforts Continue to Close Tax Processing Centers

Report Number
2020-40-019

… Inspector General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $0 The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should develop a … cost savings from the continued consolidation to be almost $266 million and anticipates using these cost savings to … fiscal year begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. 3 Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration …

Millions of Dollars in Discrepancies in Tax Withholding Required by the Foreign Investment in Real Property Tax Act Are Not Being Identified or Addressed

Report Number
2020-40-014

… Inspector General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $0 The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should initiate … withholding tax is assessed for the buyers that filed the 2,268 Forms 8288 TIGTA identified for which the Withholding … 15 percent Personal Residence Real Estate Sales Price $300,000 or less No Withholding Over $300,000 to $1 Million …

TIGTA: IRS2GO Smartphone Application Is Secure

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… found that the IRS2GO application adequately secures data communications and does not store sensitive or Personally … project. TIGTA also found that the IRS did not comply with Office of Management and Budget Circular A-130, which requires senior officials to approve the …

The IRS Should Improve Its Procedures for Processing Section 6707A Penalty Cases

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… certain transactions to the IRS under the Internal Revenue Code's Section 6707A (§ 6707A), which was enacted in 2004 to … Transactions Disclosure Statement (Form 8886) with their income tax returns. Failure to report the transactions could … also found a need for better coordination between the IRS's Office of Tax Shelter Analysis and other functions. "As …

Filing Season 2012: Early Refund Delays But Most Returns Processed Timely

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… than ever are submitting fraudulent tax returns, but the good news is this: The IRS is doing a better job of stopping … that the IRS timely processed the majority of individual income tax returns during the 2012 Filing Season. While … more than 99.1 million tax refunds totaling approximately $269 billion. However, some taxpayers who electronically …