1998 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.
| GGD-98-150 |
July 28, 1998 |
| Earned Income Credit: IRS' Tax Year 1994 Compliance Study & Recent Efforts to Reduce Noncompliance |
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| GGD-98-152 |
July 13, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' Telephone Routing Interactive System May Not Meet Expectations |
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| GGD-98-128 |
June 23, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS Measures Could Provide a More Balanced Picture of Audit Results & Costs |
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| GGD-98-112 |
June 10, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: Increasing EFT Usage for Installment Agreements Could Benefit IRS |
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| GGD-98-96 |
May 27, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: Ways to Simplify the Estimated Tax Penalty Calculation |
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| GGD-98-106 |
May 11, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: Nonfiling Among U.S. Citizens Abroad (Summary only) |
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| T-GGD-98-123 |
May 07, 1998 |
| IRS' Year 2000 Efforts: Status & Risks |
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| GGD-98-139 |
April 15, 1998 |
| Internal Revenue Service: Remaining Challenges to Achieve Lasting Financial Management Improvements |
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| GGD-98-138 |
April 15, 1998 |
| IRS' Year 2000 Efforts: Business Continuity Planning Needed for Potential Year 2000 System Failures |
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| GGD-98-98 |
April 15, 1998 |
| IRS Audits: Workpapers Lack Documentation of Supervisory Review |
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| AIMD-98-114 |
March 31, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' Fiscal Year 1999 Budget Request & Fiscal Year 1998 Filing Season |
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| T-GGD-98-78 |
March 12, 1998 |
| IRS Personnel Flexibility's: An Opportunity to Test New Approaches |
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| T-GGD-98-72 |
Feb. 24, 1998 |
| Innocent Spouse: Alternatives For Improving Innocent Spouse Relief |
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| GGD-98-54 |
Feb. 24, 1998 |
| Tax Systems Modernization: Blueprint Is A Good Start But Not Yet Sufficiently Complete To Build or Acquire Systems |
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| GGD-98-59 |
Feb. 23, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS Faces Challenges in Measuring Customer Service |
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| T-GGD-98-63 |
Feb. 05, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS Inspection Service & Taxpayer Advocate Roles for Ensuring That Taxpayers Are Treated Properly |
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| GGD-98-40 |
Feb. 05, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' Use of Random Selection in Choosing Tax Returns for Audit |
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| GGD-98-39 |
Feb. 05, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' Use of Information Gathering Projects |
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| OGC-98-22 |
Jan. 15, 1998 |
| Interim Rules for Mental Health Parity |
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| GGD-98-37 |
Jan. 14, 1998 |
| Tax Administration: Potential Impact of Alternative Taxes on Taxpayers & Administrators |
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| GGD-98-38 |
Dec. 30, 1997 |
| Tax Administration: More Criteria Needed on IRS' Use of Financial Status Audit Techniques |
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| GGD-98-33 |
Dec. 29, 1997 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' 1997 Tax Filing Season |
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| AIMD-98-18 |
Dec. 24, 1997 |
| Financial Audit: Examination of IRS' Fiscal Year 1996 Custodial Financial Statements |
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| GGD-98-16 |
Nov. 06, 1997 |
| Tax Administration: IRS' Efforts to Place More Emphasis on Criminal Tax Investigations |
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| GGD-98-4 |
Oct. 02, 1997 |
| IRS Records: Inconsistencies Between Statutes Affects Records Appraisal |
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