GGD-89-41:
Published: Mar 16, 1989. Publicly Released: Mar 16, 1989.
In response to a congressional request, GAO evaluated the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) General Enforcement Program (GEP), focusing on the: (1) amount of civil tax assessed and collected; and (2) IRS process for referring completed cases for civil action.GAO reviewed selected GEP cases completed in fiscal year 1984, and found that IRS: (1) assessed about $204 million in penalties on 2,470 crimi...