Tax Administration: Increasing EFT Usage for Installment Agreements Could Benefit IRS
GGD-98-112
Published: Jun 10, 1998. Publicly Released: Jun 10, 1998.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO reviewed the best practices being used by delinquent debt collectors, and if they offer the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) any prospects for improving collection efforts, focusing on the: (1) uses and benefits of electronic funds transfer (EFT); (2) experiences of two states that use EFT in their tax installment agreement programs and the benefits they have obtained; and (3) potential benefits IRS might realize by increasing EFT usage in its installment agreement program.
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Collection proceduresCost controlDebt collectionDelinquent taxesElectronic funds transferGovernment collectionsInstallment paymentsTaxpayersBest practicesCost savings