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Taxpayer Confidentiality: Federal, State, and Local Agencies Receiving Taxpayer Information

GGD-99-164 Published: Aug 30, 1999. Publicly Released: Aug 30, 1999.
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the disclosure practices and safeguards employed by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and other federal, state, and local agencies to protect taxpayer information, focusing on: (1) which federal, state, and local agencies receive taxpayer information from IRS; (2) what type of information they receive; (3) how the taxpayer information is being used; (4) what policies and procedures the agencies are required to follow to safeguard taxpayer information; (5) how frequently IRS is to monitor agencies' adherence to the safeguarding requirements; and (6) the results of IRS' most recent monitoring efforts.

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Confidential communicationsInformation leakingInteragency relationsInternal controlsReporting requirementsSafeguardsTax information confidentialityTaxpayer informationTaxpayersUnauthorized disclosure of information