… - Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees are in compliance with fair tax collection practices in their work … it found that taxpayers have the reasonable assurance that communications with the IRS in connection with the … while attempting to collect taxes is never acceptable," he added. TIGTA made no recommendations in its report. … TIGTA …

… third parties to seize taxpayers' assets. This action is commonly referred to as a "levy." The IRS Restructuring and … Inspector General for Tax Administration. "The IRS is to be commended for its continued compliance with this important statutory requirement," he added. TIGTA did not make any recommendations in this …

… program to ensure more consistent processing, approval, and communication with taxpayers," said J. Russell George, … risk that taxpayers will not recover their payments," he added. TIGTA made five recommendations in the report. The IRS agreed with all of …

… fraudulent refunds in the 2011 Filing Season, but computer programming errors and inadequate controls are … in the Volunteer Program, which prepares returns for low-income and other taxpayers. As of March 4, 2011, the IRS had identified 335,341 tax returns claiming a combined $1.9 billion in fraudulent refunds and prevented …

… concluded in a report publicly released today. TIGTA's recommendation came in the last of a series of three reports … of the filters and passage of this legislation occurred after many fraudulent and erroneous Homebuyer Credits had … to prevent fraudulent claims for refundable credits," he added. TIGTA made seven recommendations to the IRS, …

… do a better job of protecting sensitive information when it communicates with taxpayers via email under a pilot project … Tax Administration (TIGTA). The IRS began using email to communicate with a small number of corporate taxpayers in … together to ensure the security of all email messages," he added. "The risk to taxpayers' sensitive data is simply too …

… Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA). Taxpayers commonly request tax return transcripts to submit to their … lenders so that they can obtain loans. The IRS uses the Income Verification Express Services (IVES) Program to process … tax information is only used for authorized purposes," he added. The IRS agreed with all four of TIGTA's …

… for the TACs was either incorrect, absent, or based on incomplete data. "The important role that Taxpayer Assistance … labor to fulfill this most important civic duty," George added. The IRS acknowledges that the locations of most TACs … one TAC. As of October 2010, no actions had been taken to combine, relocate, or close the TACs. IRS officials cited …

… Earned Income Tax Credit: Reduction Targets and Strategies Have Not … has made little improvement in reducing improper Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) payments since 2002, when it was … the amount of improper payments in the program," George added. "The loss of billions of dollars in improper EITC …

… IRS Oversight of Tax Preparers Will Take Several Years to Become Fully Operational Press Release February 2, 2011 … … will be required to undergo suitability checks (including compliance with Federal tax laws) and competency tests until … with its preparer oversight program," Mr. George added. In June 2009, the IRS launched a review of Federal …