Tax Administration:
Results of IRS' Mid-Fiscal Year 1989 Financial Review
GGD-89-116: Published: Aug 18, 1989. Publicly Released: Aug 30, 1989.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO analyzed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) mid-fiscal year (FY) 1989 financial review and actions to offset a budget shortfall of about $360 million.
GAO found that IRS: (1) established a hiring freeze and restrictions on travel, training, and equipment acquisitions at the beginning of FY 1989 to offset the shortfall; and (2) determined during the mid-year review that those actions would not sufficiently offset the shortfall, and further reduced support services, equipment, training, and space alterations, in addition to various service center programs and the level of post-filing season taxpayer service. GAO also found that, although the full effect of IRS cutbacks would not be apparent until after FY 1989: (1) taxpayers experienced more difficulty in reaching IRS over the telephone; (2) the manageability of certain service center correspondence inventories decreased; and (3) IRS expected decreased revenues from its document-matching activities. In addition, GAO found that other potential effects of the cutbacks depended on the extent to which IRS: (1) would have to hire inexperienced personnel to compensate for furloughed employees who did not return to IRS; and (2) could fund items, such as space alterations, that it had deferred until the next year.
Mar 1, 2021
Tax Filing:
Actions Needed to Address Processing Delays and Risks to the 2021 Filing SeasonGAO-21-251: Published: Mar 1, 2021. Publicly Released: Mar 1, 2021.
Jan 14, 2021
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Tax Administration:
Better Coordination Could Improve IRS's Use of Third-Party Information Reporting to Help Reduce the Tax GapGAO-21-102: Published: Dec 15, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 14, 2021.
Nov 18, 2020
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IRS Reorganization:
Planning Addressed Key Reform Practices, but Goals and Measures for the Plan Have Not Been FinalizedGAO-21-18: Published: Oct 19, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 18, 2020.
Nov 9, 2020
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Opportunity Zones:
Improved Oversight Needed to Evaluate Tax Expenditure PerformanceGAO-21-30: Published: Oct 8, 2020. Publicly Released: Nov 9, 2020.
Oct 19, 2020
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Tax Administration:
Opportunities Exist to Improve Oversight of Hospitals' Tax-Exempt StatusGAO-20-679: Published: Sep 17, 2020. Publicly Released: Oct 19, 2020.
Sep 23, 2020
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Taxpayer Service:
IRS Could Improve the Taxpayer Experience by Using Better Service Performance MeasuresGAO-20-656: Published: Sep 23, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2020.
Aug 31, 2020
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Abusive Tax Schemes:
Offshore Insurance Products and Associated Compliance RisksGAO-20-589: Published: Jul 30, 2020. Publicly Released: Aug 31, 2020.
Jun 29, 2020
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Taxpayer Compliance:
More Income Reporting Needed for Taxpayers Working through Online PlatformsGAO-20-366: Published: May 28, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 29, 2020.
Jun 16, 2020
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Tax Exempt Organizations:
IRS Increasingly Uses Data in Examination Selection, but Could Further Improve Selection ProcessesGAO-20-454: Published: Jun 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Jun 16, 2020.
May 1, 2020
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Management Report:
Improvements Are Needed to Enhance the Internal Revenue Service's Internal Control over Financial ReportingGAO-20-480R: Published: May 1, 2020. Publicly Released: May 1, 2020.
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