Tax Administration: The Federal/State Tax Information Exchange Program

GGD-86-8 Published: Dec 13, 1985. Publicly Released: Dec 13, 1985.

Highlights

GAO reviewed the Federal/State Tax Information Exchange Program to determine how well the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the states use this program in their efforts to increase the level of voluntary compliance with the tax laws.

Full Report

Full Report (18 pages)

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Chuck Young

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(202) 512-4800

Topics

Tax Policy and Administration

Auditing proceduresComputer matchingstate relationsTax administration systemsVoluntary complianceTax administrationInformation exchangeCompliance oversightDatabasesFederal taxes