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Paperwork Reduction Act: Burden Increases at IRS and Other Agencies

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Report Type Reports and Testimonies
Report Date April 12, 2000
Report No. T-GGD-00-114
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Summary:

Although the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 anticipated a 30-percent reduction in federal paperwork between fiscal years 1995 and 1999, preliminary data show that paperwork actually rose during that period. The increase is primarily due to the Internal Revenue Service. Federal agencies identified 710 violations of the act during fiscal year 1999--a decline from the 872 violations identified a year earlier. Problems in last year's data, however, make it unclear whether the number of violations is really going down. And even if the number of violations is going down, 710 violations is far too many, in GAO's view. GAO believes that the Office of Management and Budget can do more to ensure that agencies do not use information collections without proper clearance. GAO also believes that other federal agencies have a role to play in reducing the number of violations.

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