2001 GAO Reports on the IRS

The mission of GAO's Tax Policy and Administration issue area is to provide Congress, the Executive Branch, and the public with timely, accurate, and objective analyses and information to improve our nation's tax system and its administration. This responsibility not only encompasses the government's revenue and tax expenditures, but also the IRS, the federal agency responsible for tax administration.

The reports below are the result of the GAO's internal investigations in the Tax Policy and Administration issue area. We think you will them interesting and fascinating, as they uncover weaknesses, abuses, malfeasance, mismanagement, waste, and corruption at the IRS.

GAO-01-920	Aug. 17, 2001
Internal Revenue Service: Results of Review of IRS Spending for Business Systems Modernization.

GAO-01-711	July 20, 2001
Tax Administration: Millions of Dollars Could Be Collected If IRS Levied More Federal Payments.

GAO-01-903R	June 29, 2001
Follow-up to the May 8, 2001, Hearing Regarding the IRS Restructuring Act's Goals & IRS Funding.

GAO-01-535	June 18, 2001
Tax Administration: Status of IRS' Efforts to Develop Measures of Voluntary Compliance.

GAO-01-195	June 14, 2001
Internal Revenue Service: Unpaid Taxes of Federal Workers & Annuitants.

GAO-01-717	June 12, 2001
Business Systems Modernization: Results of Review of IRS' Customer Account Data Engine Project.

GAO-01-700T	May 08, 2001
IRS Modernization: Continued Improvement in Management Capability Needed to Support Long-Term Transformation.

GAO-01-656R	April 26, 2001
Internal Revenue Service--Status of the Modernized Research Operations.

GAO-01-484	April 25, 2001
IRS Audit Rates: Rate for Individual Taxpayers Has Declined But Effect on Compliance Is Unknown.

GAO-01-529	April 12, 2001
Tax Deductions: Estimates of Taxpayers Who May Have Overpaid Federal Taxes by Not Itemizing.

GAO-01-301R	April 06, 2001
Information Related to the Scope and Complexity of the Federal Tax System.

GAO-01-189	April 06, 2001
IRS Telephone Assistance: Quality of Service Mixed in the 2000 Filing Season & Below IRS' Long-Term Goal.

GAO-01-589T	April 05, 2001
Tax Administration: Information on Selected IRS Tax Enforcement & Collection Efforts.

GAO-01-595T	April 03, 2001
Internal Revenue Service: 2001 Tax Filing Season, Systems Modernization, & Security of Electronic Filing.

GAO-01-562T	April 02, 2001
Internal Revenue Service: Progress Continues But Serious Management Challenges Remain.

GAO-01-328	March 30, 2001
Tax Administration: IRS Can Help Taxpayers Reduce the Need for Tax Abatements.

GAO-01-329	March 13, 2001
Work Opportunity Tax Credit: Employers Do Not Appear to Dismiss Employees to Increase Tax Credits.

GAO-01-500T	March 08, 2001
Alternative Minimum Tax: Overview of Its Rationale & Impact on Individual Taxpayers.

GAO-01-487T	March 07, 2001
Federal Taxes: Information on Payroll Taxes & Earned Income Tax Credit Noncompliance.

GAO-01-418SP	March 01, 2001
Serving the Congress & the Nation: Tax Administration & Justice Information.

GAO-01-384R	Feb. 26, 2001
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport & Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes.

GAO-01-383R	Feb. 26, 2001
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes.

GAO-01-382R	Feb. 26, 2001
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes.

GAO-01-234	Feb. 23, 2001
IRS Modernization: IRS Should Enhance Its Performance Management System.

GAO-01-144	Jan. 30, 2001
IRS Telephone Assistance: Opportunities to Improve Human Capital Management.

GAO-01-321R	Jan. 23, 2001
Interim Final Rules for Nondiscrimination in Health Coverage in the Group Market

GAO-01-227	Jan. 22, 2001
Tax Systems Modernization: Results of Review of IRS' Third Expenditure Plan.

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