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IRS Can Reduce Processing Costs by Not Transcribing Cents Data From as Many Lines on Tax Returns

GGD-81-84 Published: Jun 19, 1981. Publicly Released: Jun 19, 1981.
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GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) service center processing system to identify ways in which IRS can process individual tax returns more accurately and efficiently.

Recommendations

Recommendations for Executive Action

Agency Affected Recommendation Status
Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of the IRS should proceed with the necessary modifications to the returns processing procedures.
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of IRS should reinstate the pre-1976 wording for the 1981 tax table column headings except for taxpayers whose adjusted gross income is exactly $20,000.
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Please call 202/512-6100 for additional information.

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Tax Policy and Administration
Cost analysisCost controlPersonal income taxesTax returnsTaxpayersTax reformReorganizationInterested partiesElectronic data processingData errors