2005 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-05-1009SP	September 1, 2005
Understanding the Tax Reform Debate: Background, Criteria, and Questions

GAO-05-999R	September 27, 2005
Activities of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

GAO-05-878	August 26, 2005
Tax Policy: Summary of Estimates of the Costs of the Federal Tax System

GAO-05-782	July 11, 2005
Tax Administration: IRS Needs Better Strategic Planning and Evaluation of Taxpayer Assistance Training

GAO-05-774	July 22, 2005
Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service's Fiscal Year 2005 Expenditure Plan

GAO-05-753	July 18, 2005
Tax Compliance: Better Compliance Data and Long-term Goals Would Support a More Strategic IRS Approach to Reducing the Tax Gap

GAO-05-747	September 15, 2005
Tax Administration: Systematic Information Sharing Would Help IRS Determine the Deductibility of Civil Settlement Payments

GAO-05-707T	May 19, 2005
IRS Modernization: Continued Progress Requires Addressing Resource Management Challenges

GAO-05-697R	July 26, 2005
Financial Management: State and Federal Governments Are Not Taking Action to Collect Unpaid Debt through Reciprocal Agreements

GAO-05-690	September 23, 2005
Government Performance and Accountability: Tax Expenditures Represent a Substantial Federal Commitment and Need to Be Reexamined

GAO-05-684	July 29, 2005
Student Aid And Postsecondary Tax Preferences: Limited Research Exists on Effectiveness of Tools to Assist Students and Families through Title IV Student Aid and Tax Preferences

GAO-05-683T	June 16, 2005
Financial Management: Thousands of Civilian Agency Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax Systems with Little Consequence

GAO-05-671	July 11, 2005
Tax Administration: IRS Can Improve Its Productivity Measures by Using Alternative Methods

GAO-05-649R	May 06, 2005
Options for Social Security Reform

GAO-05-637	June 16, 2005
Financial Management: Thousands of Civilian Agency Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax System with Little Consequence

GAO-05-566	April 27, 2005
Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of the Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request

GAO-05-561T	April 20, 2005
Tax-Exempt Sector: Governance, Transparency, and Oversight Are Critical for Maintaining Public Trust

GAO-05-527T	April 14, 2005
Tax Compliance: Reducing the Tax Gap Can Contribute to Fiscal Sustainability but Will Require a Variety of Strategies

GAO-05-491	June 3, 2005
Private Pensions: Government Actions Could Improve the Timeliness and Content of Form 5500 Pension Information

GAO-05-482	April 01, 2005
Information Security: Internal Revenue Service Needs to Remedy Serious Weaknesses over Taxpayer and Bank Secrecy Act Data

GAO-05-416T	April 14, 2005
Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Request and Interim Results of the 2005 Filing Season

GAO-05-393	April 29, 2005
Internal Revenue Service: Status of Recommendations from Financial Audits and Related Financial Management Reports

GAO-05-319R	March 10, 2005
Management Report: Review of Controls over Safeguarding Taxpayer Receipts and Information at the Brookhaven Service Center Campus

GAO-05-303T	February 3, 2005
Social Security: Long-Term Challenges Warrant Early Action

GAO-05-247R	April 27, 2005
Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS’s Internal Controls

GAO-05-246R	Jan. 13, 2005
Department of the Treasury, Internal Revenue Service: Federal Regulations for Health Coverage Portability for Group Health Plans and Group Health Insurance Issuers Under HIPAA Titles I & IV

GAO-05-171	February 1, 2005
Tax Shelters: Services Provided by External Auditors

GAO-05-154	February 4, 2005
Social Security: Better Coordination among Federal Agencies Could Reduce Unidentified Earnings Reports

GAO-05-105	January 21, 2005
Student Financial Aid: Need Determination Could Be Enhanced through Improvements in Education's Estimate of Applicants' State Tax Payments

GAO-05-103	Nov. 10, 2004
Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2004 and 2003 Financial Statements

GAO-05-92	Dec. 30, 2004
Earned Income Tax Credit: Implementation of Three Tests Proceeded Smoothly, But Tests and Evaluation Plans Were Not Fully Documented

GAO-05-67	Nov. 15, 2004
Tax Administration: IRS Improved Performance in the 2004 Filing Season, But Better Data on the Quality of Some Services Are Needed

GAO-05-46	Nov. 17, 2004
Business Systems Modernization: IRS's Fiscal Year 2004 Expenditure Plan

GAO-05-29R	Nov. 05, 2004
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

GAO-05-28R	Nov. 05, 2004
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

GAO-05-27R	Nov. 05, 2004
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes

GAO-05-26R	Jan. 10, 2005
Opportunities to Improve Timeliness of IRS Lien Releases

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