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Date March 17, 1987 Report No. T-GGD-87-4 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: The Merits of Establishing a Business Information Returns Program

United States General Accounting ORice GAO Testimony r For Release on Delivery Expected at EST 9:30 a.m. Tuesday March 17, 1987 The Merits Information of Establishing Returns Program a Business r Statement of Jennie S. Stathis, General Government Associate Division Director Before the Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer and Monetary Affairs Committee on Government Operations House of Representative...
Date July 31, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-120BR Title

Tax Administration: IRS' Automated Collection System

.,) . . I a ,, 7 United S ta te s G e n e r a l A c c o u n tin g O ffice GAO July 1 9 8 6 B rie fin g R e p o rt to th e C h a irm a n , S u b c o m m itte e o n O versight, C o m m itte e o n ays a n d M e a n s reserkative s ouse of lllllllllllllllll% lllllll LM130898 IO N , I . GAO United States General Accounting O ffke W ashington, D.C. 20548 General Government Div is ion B-223732 July 31, 1...
Date June 5, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-49 Title

Tax Administration: Compliance and Other Issues Associated With Occupational Excise Taxes

* United States Generaxwonnting Office GAO’ Report to the Joint Committee on Taxation * TAX ADMINISTRATION Compliance and Other IssuesAssociated With Occupational Fxcise Taxes GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C. 20548 General Government Division i 1 Q i h i 1 B-220844 June 5, 1986 The Honorable nob Packwood Chairman, Joint Gommittee on Taxation The Honorable Dan Rostenko...
Date April 21, 1986 Report No. IMTEC-86-17 Title

Data Quality: IRS' Actions To Improve the Accuracy of Non-Wage Income Data Are Vital

GAO’ April 1986 34578 Report to the Chairman, Subcommittee on Commerce, Consumer, and Monetary Affairs, Committee on Government Operations House of Representatives United States General Accounting Office ’ DATA QUALITY IRS’ Actions to Irnprove the Accuracy of Non-wage Income Data Are Vital GAO,‘IMTEC-86-17 035361 .. . . I - 1 / 1 GAO United States General Accounting Office Washington, D.C....
Date Jan. 17, 1986 Report No. GGD-86-34 Title

Tax Policy: Congress Should Further Restrict Use of the Completed Contract Method

United GA!! States General Accounting Office 33qCd Report to the Honorable Lawton Chiles United States Senate January 1986 TAX POLICY CongressShould Further Restrict Use of the Completed Contract Method 693YBgl GAO/GGD-86-34 GA6 united Genera.lAccountingOffice Wa.shingimn, D.C. 20648 General F&221074 states Government Division January 17,1986 The Honorable Lawton Chiles United States Senate Dear S...
Date July 22, 1985 Report No. NSIAD-85-120 Title

International Affairs: Salaries and Benefits of International Monetary Fund Employees

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFWE WASHINGTON. D.C. 20548 NATIONAL INTCRNATIONAL SRCUIIW AHAIRS AND DIVISION JULY 22,198s B-21931 1 Ill llllllllll 111 127457 The Honorable Matthew G. Martinez House of Representatives Dear Mr. Martinez: Subject: Salaries Monetary and Benefits of International Fund Employees (GAO/NSIAD-85-120) This report provides information on compensation received Monetary Inter...
Date July 8, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-64 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Examination Selection System for Exempt Organizations' Unrelated Business Income

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON. D.C. M amcma OOVERNMCNT DIVISION L 8 JUt 1985 B-217690 Mr. S. Allen Winborne Assistant Commissioner for Employee Plans and Exempt Organizations Internal Revenue Service Dear Mr. Winborne: Selection IRS' Examination For Exempt Organizations' Income (GAO/GGD-85-64) System Unrelated Business Subject: 4 We analyzed IRS' current examination selection ...
Date May 14, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-36 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Information on Revoked Charitable Tax-Exempt Organizations Could Be Improved

UN~TEDSTATESG~ERALACCOUNTINGO~~ICE WASHINGTON. D.C. 2OS48 GCNERAL. GOVCRNMKNT 0IvIsIoN B-211258 LAY 1 4 1985 Mr. S. Allen Winborne Assistant Commissioner BmployeebPlans and Exempt, Organizations Internal Revenue Service Dear Mr. Winborne: Subject: IRS' Information 0~ Revoked Charitable Tax-Exempt Orqanizr:tions Could Be Improved (GAO/GGD-85-36) r . During our study ,of the sancions available to th...
Date May 8, 1985 Report No. 126891 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: U.S. Citizens Living in Foreign Countries and Not Filing Federal Income Tax Returns

UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 9:30 a.m. EDT Wednesday, May 8, 1985 STATEMENT OF JOHNNYC. FINCH, SENIOR ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS COMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEOF REPRESENTATIVES ON / I I UNITED STATES CITIZENS LIVING IN FO'REIGNCOUNTRIES A...
Date April 19, 1985 Report No. GGD-85-11 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Administrative Changes Could Strengthen IRS' Claims for Rewards Program

Report To The Commissioner Internal Revenue Of Administrative Changes Could Strengthen IRS’ Claims For Rewards Program According to the internal Revenue Service, billions of dollars in taxes are lost each year due to unreported and underreported legal and illegal income. IRS has various programs for detecting such noncompliance with the tax laws, and its Claims for Rewards Program has proven to ...
Date Feb. 28, 1984 Report No. 123384 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Federal Government Efforts To Prevent Tax Treaty Abuses

13-A3g UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, DC FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1984 STATEMENT OF DENNIS J. DUQUETTE ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE ON ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND GOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY ON COMMENTS ON H.R. 3115 Mr. Chairman and members of the Subcommittee: We are pleased...
Date April 12, 1983 Report No. 121055 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Federal Efforts To Define and Combat the Tax Haven Problem

, . l * UNITED STATES GENERALACCOUNTING F F ICE O WASHINGTON,D.C. 20548 F O R RELEASE O N DELIVERY EXPECTEDAT 9:30 A.M., Tuesday, April 12, 1983 EST STATEMENTO F W ILLIAM J. ANDERSON,DIRECTOR GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE N COMMERCE, O CONSUMER AND MONETARY AFFAIRS C O M M ITTEEO N GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS HOUSEO F REPRESENTATIVES ON FEDERAL EFFORTST O DEFINE AND COMBATTHE TAX HAV...
Date Aug. 26, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-85 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS Needs To Curb Excessive Deductions for Self-Employment Retirement Plans

BY THE U.S.GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE Report To The Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service IRS Needs To Curb Excessive Deductions
Date July 23, 1982 Report No. GGD-82-34 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Further Research Into Noncompliance Is Needed To Reduce Growing Tax Losses

BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL Report ToThe Congress OF THE UNITEDSTATES Further Research Into Noncompliance Is Needed To Reduce Growing Tax Losses The Federal Government IS losing billrons of dollars in tax revenues annually because individuals are not complying with the laws. IRS has several programs for deterring noncompliance but has relied mainly on the process of examining tax returns as a stimu...
Date Nov. 5, 1981 Report No. GGD-82-4 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: What IRS Can Do To Collect More Delinquent Taxes

BY THEP COMPTROLLER GENERAL E Report To The Congress OF THE UNITED STATES What IRSCan Do To Collect More Delinquent Taxes The number and amount of delinquent tax accounts are increasing faster than IRS can deal with them. In 1979 delinquent taxes owed the Government exeeded $13 billion. Although IRS collected almost $5 billion in delin uenties that year, delinquencies grew by $s billion, totaling ...
Date May 12, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-66 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Observations Concerning the Internal Revenue Service's Management of Criminal Tax Cases

...- ,-) :..-'.'?.?.v/ U,:HONTED STATES GEN:ERA.L ACCOUNTING OFFICxE WASHINGTON, D.C. 2£05-3 GCE:ERL GOVERNM ENT CiL 'VI ION S K'iay 12, 1931 ':r. Phili Assistant E. Coates Commissioner for C o, la n e i Internal RevenueService Deoartment of the Treasurv Dear ;lr. Coates: Observations Concerning tire Internal Revenue Service's Nlana3errent of Criminal Tax Casess (GGD-81-66) Subject: During the ca...
Date May 7, 1981 Report No. B-202801 Title

Government Operations: Right To Recover Anticipated Profits

COM*TROLLER COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES WASHINGTON D.C. 20548 May 7, 1981 B-202801 The Honorable Bill Goodling Member, United States House of Representatives 2145 Market Street Camp Hill, Pennsylvania 17011 Dear Mr. Goodling: We refer to your letter dated March 26, 1981, with enclosures, requesting our comments concerning, in effect, theIright o MNJI-) to recover anticipated profitzsf...
Date April 28, 1981 Report No. GGD-81-45 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Fictitious Tax Deposit Claims Plague IRS

L . i B Y T H E C O M P T R O L L E RG E N E R A L R e p o rt T o T h e C o n g ress O F T H E U N ITE DS T A T E S ( Fictitio u s T a x D e p o sit C la ims P la g u e IR S G A O estimates th a t 3 1 p e r c e n t o f th e delinq u e n t e m p loyers’a c c o u n ts it r e v i e w e d involved fictitio u s ta x d e p o s i t claims. P r e s e n t a n d p r o p o s e d IRS a d m inistrative p r o...
Date Nov. 19, 1980 Report No. 113937 Title

Underground Economy--What Can and Should Be Done: The Federal Role

PRESENTATION O F DANIEL C . HARRIS, GROUP DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT D I V I S I O N UNITED S T A T E S GENERAL ACCOUNTING O F F I C E BEFORE THE SEVENTY-THIRD ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON TAXATION SPONSORED BY THE NATIONAL TAX ASSOCIATIONTAX I N S T I T U T E O F AMERICA NEW ORLEANS, LA. NOVEMBER 1 9 , 1 9 8 0 I welcome t h e o p p o r t u n i t y t o p a r t i c i p a t e i n t h i s con- f e r e n c e...
Date Sept. 18, 1980 Report No. 113332 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Compliance by Federal Agencies With the Requirements To File 1099 Information Returns

FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY EXPECTED AT 9:30 A.M. EDT THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER18, 1980 --. q /cP-+ \l3992+ UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 STATEMENTOF WILLIAM J. ANDERSON, DIRECTOR . GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEEON OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS AGENCIES WITH THE REQUIREMENTS 113332 Mr. Chairman, We welcome this to assist compliance returns ...
Date Feb. 11, 1980 Report No. GGD-80-34 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS Efforts To Detect and Pursue Corporate Nonfilers

UNITED STATESGENERALACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTCN, D.C. 20548 GENERAL GOVERNMENT OIVISICN B-197350 FEBRUARY 17, f980 The Honorable Jerome Kurtz Commissioner of Internal Reveau-eelJ Department of the Treasury Dear M r. Kurtz: To Cetect and Pursue Corporate ?RS Efforts ‘ -onfilers (GGD-80-34) 7 .".d.. ^~ 7 - .__ - ._._. .~..7 Our review of the Internal Rewnue Service's (IRS') efforts to deal with c...
Date Dec. 3, 1979 Report No. 110992 Title

Special Publications: The Underground Economy

PRESENTATION OF RICHARD L. FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION U.S. GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE BEFORE THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS FEDERAL TAX DIVISION ON LHE UNDERGROUND ECONOMYJ December 3, 1979 Palm Springs, California I appreciate this opportunity to talk to the Federal Tax Division of the Institute about the "underground economy" problem and what we ...
Date Nov. 15, 1979 Report No. 110919 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: The Underground Economy

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m., EST November 15, 1979 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L- FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE ON 1 1 THE UNDERGROUNDECONOMY .i i.. _I' Mr. Chairman and lvlembers of the today concerns by Committee: (1) the the size of the Revenue underService of My ...
Date Oct. 11, 1979 Report No. 110555 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Efforts of IRS' Criminal Investigation Division To Detect and Deter Underreporters

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE 20548 WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT Thursday, October 11, 1979 STATEMENT OF RICHARD L, FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT 1-j S&. 04102 \ . HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON THEc EFFORTS OF IRS' CRIMINAL TO DETECT '&4&J& INVESTIGATION DIVISION AND DETER UNDERREPORTE...
Date Sept. 6, 1979 Report No. 110310 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Subterranean Economy

United States Generai 'AcGiunting Washington, D.C. 20548 Office FOR RELEASEON DELIVERY Expected at 10 a.m. EDT September 6, 1979 STATEMENTOF RICHARD L. FOGEL, ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, GENERALGOVERNMENT DIVISION, BEFORETHE SUBCOMMITTEE COMMERCE, ON CONSUMER MONETARY AND AFFAIRS HOUSECOMMITTEEON GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS ON THE SUBTERRANEAN ECONOMY 7 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Subcommittee: Our testimon...
Date Aug. 15, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-59 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Audits of Individual Taxpayers and Its Audit Quality Control System Need To Be Better

REPORTB’ THE Y’ ’Comptroller General OF THE UNITEDSTATES REmRICTEI) bcrslcrmwl oUtbW0 - we* +r. tlloa~lbaml AccanrRrng CfF!c:.- ..- : ::;2: 0.1 ?!&I? br?l!o of by me office of i;;o;:grocsioclrI Relations. spdnc 8~V8l /---” . ..=> IRS’ Audits of Individual Taxpayers And Its Audit Quality Control System Need To Be Better At the request of the Joint Committee on Taxation, GAO evaluated the ...
Date July 16, 1979 Report No. 109885 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS' Efforts To Identify and Pursue Income Tax Nonfilers and Underreporters

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 FOR RELEASE ON DELIVERY Expected at 1O:OO a.m, EDT Monday, July 16, 1979 STATEMENT OF ALLEN R. VOSS, DIRECTOR GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON OVERSIGHT HOUSE COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS ON EFFORTS TO IDENTIFY AND PURSUE 7 L
Date July 11, 1979 Report No. GGD-79-69 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Who's Not Filing Income Tax Returns? IRS Needs Better Ways To Find Them and Collect Their Taxes

BY THECOMPTROLLERGENERAL Report To The Congress OF THEUNITEDSTATES Who’ Not Filing Income Tax Returns? s IRS Needs Better Ways To Find Them 6 And Collect Their Taxes I& cpq GAO estimates that about 5 million people owing some $2 billion in income taxes did not file returns in 1972~-the most current year for which reasonably complete data was available. This “delinquency gap” poses tax admini...
Date Feb. 21, 1978 Report No. GGD-78-14 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: IRS Can Improve Its Programs To Collect Taxes Withheld by Employers

DOCUMENT RESUME 05377 - [80865787 IRS Can Iprove Its Programs To Collect Taxes lithheld by 978. 20 pp. + 3 Employers. GGD-78-14; B-137762. February 21, appendices ( pp.). Report to Rep. Al Ollman, Chairman, Joint Coamittee on Internal Revenue Taxation; Sen. Russell B. Long, ice Chairman; by Elmer B. Staats, Comptroller General. Issue Area: Tax Administration (2700). Contact: General Government Div...
Date July 16, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-14 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Use of Jeopardy and Termination Assessments by the Internal Revenue Service

REPORT TO THE JOINT COMMITTEE ON INTERNAL REVENUE TAXATION CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES Use Of Jeopardy And Termination Assessments By The Internal Revenue Service Department of the Treasury GAO recommends legislative changes to more fully protect the rights of taxpayers by permitting timely judicial appeal. GGD-76 14 c93303 JULY K1976 COMPTROLLER G...
Date May 17, 1976 Report No. 089599 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Review of the Department of Finance and Revenue's Administration of Self-Assessed Taxes

UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCCNJNTINGOFFICE . WASHINGTON, D.C. 20548 I GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIVISION MAY17 1976 \ Mr. Kenneth Back, Director Department of Finance and Revenue District of Columbia Government Dear Mr. Back: We have completed our review of the Department of Finance and Revenue's (DFR) administration of self-assessed taxes'. The review resulted in reports to the and the Mayor and District C...
Date March 12, 1976 Report No. GGD-76-46 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: How the District of Columbia Might Better Manage Its Tax Compliance Program

GWfM UNITED STATES ACCOUNTfNGOFFICE UNITED STATES GENERAL ACCOUNT.lNG l”AR 1976 15 f Columbia How The istriet nage ight Better Tax Compliance Pro&a The District should have a system for identifying and analyzing the reasons that individuals and businesses are not voluntarily complying with its tax laws. Such a system would allow the District to better communicate tax law requirements to the publ...
Date Nov. 19, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-103 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Case for Providing Pay-As-You-Go Privileges to Military Personnel for State Income Taxes

Providing withholding privileges to military personnel would make it easier for them to meet their State income tax obligations. States would benefit from increased revenues and reduced administrative costs. The pay-asyou-go privilege is already accorded to other Federal employees. GGD-75- 103 NOV. 19,1975 COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON, OF THE UNITED D.C. 20548 STATES B-125036 To the President of...
Date March 20, 1975 Report No. GGD-75-8 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: What Is Being Done About Individuals Who Fail To File a District Income Tax Return?

REPORT TO THE CO lllll~lllll~llllllllllllllllillullllillllll LMO97079 What Is Being Done About Individuals Who Fail To File A District Income Tax Return? District of Columbia Government BY THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE UNITED STATES COMPTROLLER GENERAL WASHINGTON. OF D.C. THE 20548 UNITED STAT= U-118638 I To the President of the Senate and the G1 Speaker of the House of Representatives This is ou...
Date Aug. 9, 1973 Report No. B-137762 Title

Tax Policy and Administration: Collection of Taxpayer Delinquent Accounts

B-137762 The Honorable Russell B. Long Vice Chairman, Joint Committee Internal Revenue Taxation Congress of the United States Dear Mr. Vice Chairman: on Today I transmitted to you our report to the Joint Committee on the Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS’s) ,c*olBecause the lection ‘.,-i’zhrr:13* .~,W3Ll w.Wrni.‘i~ ,&*,el”“-, of_( >mI\UII,,IU,,,Y’ delinquent~~~~~~~~~~~~~s. NMbbw%WC,,...