IRS' Reorganization:
IRS Senior Executives' Views on the Impact of the 1987 Reorganization
GGD-90-45: Published: Mar 8, 1990. Publicly Released: Mar 8, 1990.
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GAO surveyed the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) executives to determine their views concerning the impact of IRS reorganization, which was intended to improve managerial accountability, communications, and decisionmaking.
GAO found that: (1) 76 percent of the executives said that the new Senior Deputy Commissioner (SDC) position positively influenced the flow of information to field offices; (2) 79 percent of the respondents said that the new SDC position had a positive effect on IRS decisionmaking; (3) 77 percent of the respondents believed that another new Deputy Commissioner position helped improve decisions related to a business plan, and 90 percent believed that it helped the timeliness of selecting executive personnel; (4) 27 percent of the executives said that position had a positive effect on financial management decisionmaking, and 18 percent said it had a negative effect; (5) 50 percent of the respondents said that the reorganization slightly strengthened managerial accountability; (6) fewer than 25 percent believed that the reorganization improved IRS ability to hold managers accountable for performance or to establish effective unit performance goals; and (7) over 50 percent of the respondents said that IRS information resource management activities needed greater managerial accountability.
Jan 14, 2021
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.
Apr 30, 2020
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Priority Open Recommendations:
Internal Revenue ServiceGAO-20-548PR: Published: Apr 23, 2020. Publicly Released: Apr 30, 2020.
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