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Tax Administration: IRS' Plans to Measure Tax Compliance Can Be Improved

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 5, 1993
Report No. GGD-93-52
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Summary:

For nearly 30 years, the Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program has been the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) primary method of gathering information on taxpayer compliance. IRS collects such data by auditing a random sample of taxpayer returns in which every line on a chosen return is examined. But IRS, concerned that this process costs too much, is overly intrusive on compliant taxpayers, and yields untimely data, has been planning to redesign the program. This report discusses data generated by the program, evaluates the merits of IRS' concerns with the program, and identifies way to improve the program while it continues to meet valid user needs. GAO also looks at how the redesign of the program could affect IRS' strategic objectives for the 1990s--increasing voluntary compliance, reducing taxpayer burden, and boosting productivity.

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