Tax Administration:
IRS' Fiscal Year 1996 and 1997 Budget Issues and the 1996 Filing Season
T-GGD-96-99: Published: Mar 28, 1996. Publicly Released: Mar 28, 1996.
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GAO examined the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) financial condition, focusing on the: (1) status of the 1996 filing season; and (2) IRS fiscal year (FY) 1997 budget request. GAO found that: (1) the FY 1996 appropriation for IRS was $7.3 billion, $860 million less than the President requested and $160 million less than the FY 1995 IRS appropriation; (2) to mitigate the funding shortfall, IRS initiated a hiring freeze and reduced its travel and overtime costs, cash awards, hours for seasonal staff, and nonpermanent staff; (3) IRS is delaying fewer refunds in 1996 and validating taxpayers' social security numbers and earned income credit claims; (4) taxpayers are having an easier time contacting IRS by telephone, with the accessibility rate increasing 9 percent over 1995; (5) IRS is requesting a budget increase of $647 million for FY 1997 to develop certain compliance initiatives and correct weaknesses in the Tax Systems Modernization Program (TSM); and (6) IRS is having problems ensuring data accuracy for revenue generated by its enforcement activities and correcting TSM managerial and technical weaknesses.
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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