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TIGTA Announces Personnel Changes in the Office of Investigations

Press Release
… at the helm of one of the largest and most important components of our organization," said J. Russell George, the … move the Office of Investigations well into the future," he added. TIGTA's Office of Investigations protects the … or interfere with its employees. This mission is accomplished through proactive and reactive investigative …

Most Employment Identity Theft Victims Have Not Been Notified That Their Identities Are Being Used by Others for Employment

Press Release
… Employment Press Release February 15, 2018 … WASHINGTON – A computer programming error resulted in the Internal Revenue … the IRS plans to evaluate the results of its notice program after PY 2017, which is the first year of implementation, … and we have made specific recommendations for doing so," he added. TIGTA made four recommendations in the report. The …

Bond Promoter Misconduct Procedures Should Be Improved.

Report Number
2020-10-016

… Inspector General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $0 The Commissioner, TE/GE Division, should update guidance to … bond transaction. An I.R.C. § 6700 promoter penalty (hereafter referred to as promoter penalty) would generally be … the examiner relied on more clear and specific language (or added their own) to document specific consideration of the …

Actions Are Needed to Reduce the Risk of Fraudulent Use of Employer Identification Numbers and to Improve the Effectiveness of the Application Process

Press Release
… Employer Identification Numbers (EIN) from being used to commit business identity theft or tax fraud, improve … Recognizing the risk associated with the misuse of EINs to commit filing fraud, the IRS developed filters and other … use of EINs and strengthen the EIN application process," he added. TIGTA made 18 recommendations in the report. IRS …

Increased Availability of Tax Resources and Information for Limited English Proficient and Visually Impaired Taxpayers Has Enhanced Assistance, but Additional Improvements Are Needed

Report Number
2022-40-008

… Inspector General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $0 The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should establish … to develop a comprehensive customer service strategy (hereafter referred to as the Taxpayer Experience Strategy) that … Response: The IRS agreed with this recommendation and has added procedures to its internal guidelines for processing …

Vulnerability Scanning and Remediation Processes Need Improvement

Report Number
2022-20-006

… Officer should ensure that privileged access scans are completed on required devices to determine the full extent … documented and devices lacking required documentation are added back to… The Chief Information Officer should develop … scanning. A target date for completion will be determined after the requirements gathering and analysis is completed. …

Annual Assessment of the IRS’s Information Technology Program for Fiscal Year 2021

Report Number
2022-20-005

… public release has been redacted from this document. TIGTACommunications@tigta.treas.gov | www.treasury.gov/tigta … responsible for all other Department of the Treasury (hereafter referred to as the Treasury Department) bureaus. The … EDR solution, we found that not all EDR solution users were added to their assigned Active Directory domain groups. …

Semiannual Report to Congress

… and the application of advanced information technology. Communication – Achieve effective organizational approaches … mentioned potentially ineligible individuals, the IRS added instructions to IRS.gov to inform these types of … authorized the IRS to assess criminal restitution ordered after August 16, 2010, so that the IRS could collect the …

Actions Were Taken to Improve the Identification of Prisoner Tax Returns

Report Number
2021-40-027

… Tax Returns April 15, 2021 Report Number: 2021-40-027 TIGTACommunications@tigta.treas.gov | www.treasury.gov/tigta … facilities to ensure that all valid records are added to the IRS Prisoner File. The IRS can take additional … filing false tax returns using a prisoner SSN, hereafter referred to as a prisoner tax return. This file is …