Tax Administration: Potential Audit Revenues Lost While Training New Revenue Agents

GGD-90-77 Published: Apr 06, 1990. Publicly Released: Apr 06, 1990.

Highlights

Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the: (1) extent to which the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) used experienced revenue agents to train new agents; and (2) cost of training.

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Topics

Tax Policy and Administration

AuditorsCost effectiveness analysisEducation or training costsEmployee trainingFederal employeesOn-the-job trainingPrivatizationStaff utilizationTax administrationStudents