IRS' Budget Request for Fiscal Year 1991 and Status of the 1990 Tax Return Filing Season
T-GGD-90-26: Published: Mar 22, 1990. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 1990.
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GAO discussed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS): (1) current fiscal condition; and (2) budget request for fiscal year (FY) 1991. GAO noted that: (1) IRS strengthened its spending controls to improve resource management; (2) the IRS FY 1991 budget included initiatives intended to increase revenues by $3 billion, and represented a 12-percent increase over FY 1990; (3) due to 2 years of funding shortfalls, IRS took actions that reduced revenues by about $700 million and led to curtailed services; (4) in 1990, IRS generally met or improved its service responsibilities; (5) compared to 1989, IRS increased the amount of returns it processed and refunds it issued; (6) IRS issued few delayed refunds and made fewer errors than in the past; and (7) IRS improved its telephone service and accuracy, but funding problems adversely affected telephone accessibility, and the number of calls IRS answered decreased by one-third.
Sep 23, 2020
The Nation's Fiscal Health:
Effective Use of Fiscal Rules and TargetsGAO-20-561: Published: Sep 23, 2020. Publicly Released: Sep 23, 2020.
Jan 23, 2020
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Federal Trust Funds and Other Dedicated Funds:
Fiscal Sustainability Is a Growing Concern for Some Key FundsGAO-20-156: Published: Jan 16, 2020. Publicly Released: Jan 23, 2020.
Dec 19, 2019
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State and Local Governments' Fiscal Outlook:
2019 UpdateGAO-20-269SP: Published: Dec 19, 2019. Publicly Released: Dec 19, 2019.
Nov 14, 2019
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Certificated Expenditures:
Executive Office of the President FY 2018 Certificated Expenditures Were Spent for Authorized PurposesGAO-20-139R: Published: Nov 14, 2019. Publicly Released: Nov 14, 2019.
Oct 16, 2019
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Civilian Personnel:
Additional Guidance and Consistent Data Reporting Could Help Improve the Marine Corps' Budget ManagementGAO-20-148: Published: Oct 16, 2019. Publicly Released: Oct 16, 2019.
Jun 26, 2019
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The Nation's Fiscal Health:
Actions Needed to Achieve Long-Term Fiscal SustainabilityGAO-19-611T: Published: Jun 26, 2019. Publicly Released: Jun 26, 2019.
Apr 10, 2019
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The Nation's Fiscal Health:
Action Is Needed to Address the Federal Government's Fiscal FutureGAO-19-314SP: Published: Apr 10, 2019. Publicly Released: Apr 10, 2019.
Mar 27, 2019
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Fiscal Exposures:
Federal Insurance and Other Activities That Transfer Risk or Losses to the GovernmentGAO-19-353: Published: Mar 27, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 27, 2019.
Mar 22, 2019
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Data Act:
OMB Needs to Formalize Data Governance for Reporting Federal SpendingGAO-19-284: Published: Mar 22, 2019. Publicly Released: Mar 22, 2019.
Feb 27, 2019
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Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request:
U.S. Government Accountability OfficeGAO-19-403T: Published: Feb 27, 2019. Publicly Released: Feb 27, 2019.
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