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| Press Room - 2012 Archive |
Media inquiries can be directed to David Barnes, Public Affairs Liaison TIGTAcommunications@tigta.treas.gov, or (202) 622-3062.
- December 20, 2012 - TIGTA: Improvements Needed in CADE 2 Requirements Management, Testing, and Security
- December 4, 2012 - IRS Information Technology: Improvements Have Been Made But Risks Remain
- November 15, 2012 - Split Tax Refunds: Current IRS Practice Leads to Fraud and Inaccuracy, TIGTA Finds
- November 14, 2012 - The IRS is Making Progress in Deploying Modernized e-File System, But More Needs to Be Done Before the Legacy System Is Retired
- November 9, 2012 - Filing Season 2012: Early Refund Delays But Most Returns Processed Timely
- November 6, 2012 - IRS Needs to Improve Efforts to Investigate Unauthorized Disclosure of Taxpayer Data
- November 5, 2012 - TIGTA Report: SmartID Cards Taking Longer Than Expected at IRS
- November 1, 2012 - TIGTA Finds Risky Business in Patch Management for IRS Computers
- October 25, 2012 - TIGTA Finds Deficiencies in the IRS's Documentation of Recovery Act Labor Charges
- October 24, 2012 - The IRS Is Inappropriately Closing Some Taxpayers' Delinquent Accounts
- October 23, 2012 - Business Tax Assessments Increasing; IRS Not Always Following Proper Procedures
- October 22, 2012 - Expanded Controls Over Refundable Credits Could Reduce Lost Dollars, TIGTA Finds
- October 18, 2012 - Audit Results Posted to Taxpayer Accounts: IRS Needs To Improve Timeliness, Accuracy
- October 17, 2012 - TIGTA Report: Taxpayers Who Qualified for Penalty Relief Did Not Receive It
- October 16, 2012 - The IRS Can Better Manage Its Information Technology Workforce
- October 15, 2012 - Delays in Processing Net Operating Loss Cases Resulted in Millions of Dollars in Unnecessary Interest Payments
- October 11, 2012 - TIGTA: IRS Successfully Reorganized One of Its Information Technology Support Organizations, but More Can Be Done
- October 3, 2012 - The IRS is Not Efficiently or Effectively Processing Identity-Theft Referrals
- October 2, 2012 - Firearms Training For IRS Criminal Investigation Division Needs Improvement
- October 1, 2012 - IRS Employees Did Not Follow Guidelines on Contacting Taxpayers with Representatives, Report Finds
- September 27, 2012 - Federal Agencies Need to Pay Their Taxes, TIGTA Finds
- September 26, 2012 - Business Taxpayers Were Not Always Timely Contacted When They Missed Tax Payments
- September 24, 2012 - TIGTA: IRS Can Reduce Real-Estate Costs by Increasing Use of Telework
- September 21, 2012 - TIGTA Appoints Two Executives to Senior Leadership Positions
- September 18, 2012 - Improved Toll-Free Telephone Services Should Make It Easier for Taxpayers to Obtain Assistance During a Correspondence Audit, TIGTA Finds
- September 17, 2012 - TIGTA: Improvements Needed to E-Services Security Controls
- September 13, 2012 - The IRS's Collection Fraud Referral Program Could Identify More Fraud, TIGTA Finds
- September 12, 2012 - The IRS Needs to Strengthen its Volunteer Program
- September 10, 2012 - The IRS Needs Better Information to Assess Ongoing Efforts to Expand Self-Assistance and Virtual Services to Taxpayers
- August 30, 2012 - New Hires at the IRS: The Onboarding Process Has Improved, but Additional Steps Should Be Taken to Ensure Employees Have the Tools, Resources, and Knowledge to Succeed
- August 29, 2012 - More Examinations Of Municipal Bonds Being Conducted By The IRS, TIGTA Finds
- August 28, 2012 - Implementing Daily Processing of Individual Tax Returns: TIGTA Notes Progress
- August 8, 2012 - TIGTA Confirms Allegations That IRS Employees Were Discouraged From Identifying Potentially Fraudulent ITIN Applications
- August 2, 2012 - TIGTA: Billions of Dollars in Identity-Theft-Related Tax Refund Fraud Go Undetected
- July 30, 2012 - IRS Is Not Always Reimbursed For Services It Performs For Other Government Agencies
- July 24, 2012 - IRS Audits of S Corporation Returns: No-Change Rate Remains High, TIGTA Finds
- July 24, 2012 - TIGTA: Improvements Needed In Oversight of Adoption Credit
- July 19, 2012 - TIGTA Report: Despite Some Favorable Partnership Audit Trends at the IRS, the Number of No-Change Audits Is a Concern
- July 17, 2012 - IRS's Return Preparer Visitation Project: Improvements Needed to Increase Effectiveness
- July 3, 2012 - TAS's Toll-Free Telephone Line: Improvements Needed to Track and Analyze Calls
- July 2, 2012 - The IRS's Exempt Organizations Function Needs to Improve Its Ability to Oversee and Process Referrals, TIGTA Finds
- June 28, 2012 - IRS Mails Lien Notices Timely to Taxpayers, But Problems Persist With Notifications of Taxpayer Representatives and Processing Undelivered Lien Notices, TIGTA Finds
- June 27, 2012 - Affordable Care Act: While Much Has Been Accomplished, the Extent of Additional Controls Needed to Implement Tax-Exempt Hospital Provisions of ACA Is Uncertain, TIGTA Finds
- June 27, 2012 - CADE 2: Performance and Capacity Sufficient, But Actions Needed to Improve Testing, TIGTA Finds
- June 20, 2012 - Planning Efforts for the Tax Provisions of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Appear Adequate; However, the Resource Estimation Process Needs Improvement
- June 18, 2012 - TIGTA: IRS Oversight of Nonbank Trustees Improves, Now Resources Should Be Reevaluated
- June 14, 2012 - VITA Grant Program: Additional Steps Are Needed to Ensure More Underserved Taxpayers Are Reached, TIGTA Finds
- June 13, 2012 - Report: IRS Is Adequately Planning And Testing Its Ability To Recover From Disasters
- June 12, 2012 - TIGTA Finds No Violations of Fair Tax Collection Practices By IRS Staff
- May 10, 2012 - IRS Whistleblower Program: Improved Oversight Is Still Needed, TIGTA Finds
- May 9, 2012 - IRS's Tuition Assistance Program Could Benefit From Additional Controls
- May 8, 2012 - TIGTA Report: IRS Customer Service is Problematical for Identity Theft Victims
- May 7, 2012 - The IRS Has Improved Its Virtual Server Technology, But Further Actions Are Necessary to Reduce the Number of Servers and Increase Cost Savings to Taxpayers
- May 3, 2012 - The IRS Took Appropriate Actions to Identify Thousands of Organizations Whose Tax-Exempt Status Has Been Automatically Revoked, TIGTA Finds
- April 16, 2012 - Interim Filing Season Report: Early Refund Delays, Home Computer Use Up
- April 12, 2012 - TIGTA Report: Increasing Requests for Offers in Compromise Have Created Inventory Backlogs and Delayed Responses to Taxpayers
- April 10, 2012 - The IRS Can Take Actions to Reinforce the Importance of Recognizing and Investigating Fraud Indicators During Field Audits, TIGTA Finds
- April 3, 2012 - TIGTA Report: IRS Computer Security Center Effective, Could Be Better
- March 26, 2012 - TIGTA: Continued Improvements Are Needed to IRS Volunteer Program's Database
- March 22, 2012 - TIGTA Finds IRS Is Not Fully Compliant with Improper Payments Elimination and Reporting Law
- March 19, 2012 - The IRS Should Improve Documentation of all Pre-Screening Steps for New Hires
- March 5, 2012 - TIGTA Report: IRS Criminal Investigation Can Strengthen Controls Over Its Undercover Operations
- February 29, 2012 - The IRS Disallowed $1.6 Billion in Erroneous First-Time Homebuyer Credits; Report Finds That More Could Have Been Done
- February 7, 2012 - TIGTA Finds Clarification of Form 1099-R Could Improve Taxpayer Compliance
- February 2, 2012 - TIGTA: The IRS Should Improve Internal Controls Over Restitution Payments
- January 5, 2012 - The IRS Appeals Office Has Made Initial Preparations for the Affordable Care Act
- January 4, 2012 - SES Diversity Demographics at IRS Compare Favorably With Those of Other Federal Agencies, TIGTA Finds
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