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Action Is Being Taken to Address the System Limitation That Contributed to the Destruction of Tax Year 2019 Paper‑Filed Information Returns

Report Number
2024-406-007

… nonlocking bins in the Austin Tax Processing Center. We recommended that the IRS coordinate with the contractor or … processing certain timely filed paper information returns after the end of the calendar year in which they were filed. … would not have been searchable and storing them would have added no value to the IRS’s systemic matching compliance …

Interim Results of the 2017 Filing Season

Report Number
2017-40-028

… $0 Internal Revenue Service Yes 594069cc-43ae-4925-81e2-82fc81ae969d File 201740028fr.pdf Yes (agency-wide) … TREASURY … Statute Phone Number / 202-622-6500 E-mail Address / TIGTACommunications@tigta.treas.gov Website / … This provision is effective for tax years beginning after June 29, 2015. • Consolidated Appropriations Act of …

Man Pled Guilty to Conspiracy for his Role in an Internal Revenue Service Refund Scam

Investigation
… Dillon Anozie pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud.   Beginning in January 2018, … from the IRS. Source : The facts in this case narrative come from the following publicly available documents: W.D. Tex. Plea Agr., filed Nov. 13, 2023; W.D. Tex. Recommendation filed Nov. 13, 2023; and W.D. Tex. Indict., …

Inconsistent Processes and Procedures Result in Many Victims of Identity Theft Not Receiving Identity Protection Personal Identification Numbers

Report Number
2017-40-026

… Inspector General for Tax Administration Audit $0 $0 The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, should ensure that authentication risk assessments are completed and documented subsequent to all future identified … decision to not deactivate the online IP PIN application after security weaknesses were identified. WHAT TIGTA FOUND …

Administration of the Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Program

Report Number
2024-400-012

… if projects to modernize the ITIN Program should be added to the Inflation Reduction Act Project Status … are added to the dashboard, ensure that target milestone completion dates are identified. Complete a study to … Number (ITIN) Program not later than two years after enactment (December 18, 2015) and every two years …

The Internal Revenue Service Is Developing a Digital Asset Monitoring and Compliance Strategy

Report Number
2024-IE-R005

… Service Is Developing a Digital Asset Monitoring and Compliance Strategy December 18, 2023 2024-IE-R005 Treasury … Internal Revenue Service Yes e0f8e8e8-cfbd-4930-8439-4020062fc377 File 2024ier005fr.pdf Yes (agency-wide) … 1 The … and virtual currencies5 such as cryptocurrencies and stablecoins. If a particular asset has the characteristics of a …

Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Local Taxpayer Advocate Service Telephone Lines Are Properly Monitored

Report Number
2024-IE-R018

… / Evaluation $0 $0 In our January 2024 e-mail alert, we recommended that the National Taxpayer Advocate should ensure … Internal Revenue Service Yes c0e27a71-f0a0-4810-b080-88cc1fcbe9b6 File 2024ier018fr.pdf Yes (agency-wide) … 1 … office, our test caller received the recorded message below after selecting the option to leave a message: You have …

Employee Safety and Physical Security Review of the **********8********** Taxpayer Assistance Center and Tax Compliance Office

Report Number
2024-IE-R017

… **********8********** Taxpayer Assistance Center and Tax Compliance Office August 6, 2024 2024-IE-R017 Treasury … at ***************************8******************* (hereafter referred to as the ******8****** POD). Our visit on … we observed that a mural *************8********** had been added to the wall ********************8**************** …

Access to and Safeguarding Federal Tax Information, Investigating Unauthorized Access, and Ongoing Audits on the Security of Taxpayer Data

Report Number
2024-20S-034

… public release has been redacted from this document. TIGTACommunications@tigta.treas.gov | www.tigta.gov TREASURY … on its various information technology systems (hereafter referred to as “sensitive systems”) and provide … violation codes, the Sections 301 and 305 columns cannot be added to get the total cases for the fiscal year. From FYs …