2006 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-06-1113T	September 20, 2006
Business Tax Reform: Simplification and Increased Uniformity of Taxation Would Yield Benefits

GAO-06-1028T	August 3, 2006
Individual Income Tax Policy: Streamlining, Simplification, and Additional Reforms Are Desirable

GAO-06-1000T	July 26, 2006
Tax Compliance: Opportunities Exist to Reduce the Tax Gap Using a Variety of Approaches

GAO-06-887	July 28, 2006
Tax Debt: Some Combined Federal Campaign Charities Owe Payroll and Other Federal Taxes

GAO-06-851T	June 13, 2006
Tax Compliance: Challenges to Corporate Tax Enforcement and Options to Improve Securities Basis Reporting

GAO-06-799	July 27, 2006
Tax-Exempt Organizations: Collecting More Data on Donor-Advised Funds and Supporting Organizations Could Help Address Compliance Challenges

GAO-06-769	July 26, 2006
Unemployment Insurance: States' Tax Financing Systems Allow Costs to Be Shared among Industries

GAO-06-755T	May 25, 2006
Tax Debt: Some Combined Federal Campaign Charities Owe Payroll and Other Federal Taxes

GAO-06-727	September 22, 2006
Empowerment Zone and Enterprise Community Program: Improvements Occurred in Communities, but the Effect of the Program Is Unclear

GAO-06-615T	April 6, 2006
Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of the Interim Results of the 2006 Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request

GAO-06-603	June 13, 2006
Capital Gains Tax Gap: Requiring Brokers to Report Securities Cost Basis Would Improve Compliance if Related Challenges Are Addressed

GAO-06-563T	April 4, 2006
Paid Tax Return Preparers: In a Limited Study, Chain Preparers Made Serious Errors

GAO-06-560	June 6, 2006
Internal Revenue Service: Status of Recommendations from Financial Audits and Related Financial Management Reports

GAO-06-543R	May 12, 2006
Management Report: Improvements Needed in IRS's Internal Controls

GAO-06-541	May 19, 2006
Puerto Rico: Fiscal Relations with the Federal Government and Economic Trends during the Phaseout of the Possessions Tax Credit

GAO-06-525	April 20, 2006
IRS Offers in Compromise: Performance Has Been Mixed; Better Management Information and Simplification Could Improve the Program

GAO-06-499T	April 27, 2006
Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of the Interim Results of the 2006 Filing Season and Fiscal Year 2007 Budget Request

GAO-06-492T	March 14, 2006
Financial Management: Thousands of GSA Contractors Abuse the Federal Tax System

GAO-06-453T	February 15, 2006
Tax Gap: Making Significant Progress in Improving Tax Compliance Rests on Enhancing Current IRS Techniques and Adopting New Legislative Actions

GAO-06-396	March 24, 2006
Tax Administration: Opportunities to Improve Compliance Decisions and Service to Taxpayers through Enhancements to Appeals' Feedback Project

GAO-06-360	February 21, 2006
Business Systems Modernization: Internal Revenue Service's Fiscal Year 2006 Expenditure Plan

GAO-06-328	March 23, 2006
Information Security: Continued Progress Needed to Strengthen Controls at the Internal Revenue Service

GAO-06-310	March 20, 2006
Business Systems Modernization: IRS Needs to Complete Recent Efforts to Develop Policies and Procedures to Guide Requirements Development and Management

GAO-06-273	January 23, 2006
Internet Access Tax Moratorium: Revenue Impacts Will Vary by State

GAO-06-220T	November 3, 2005
Financial Institutions: Issues Regarding the Tax-Exempt Status of Credit Unions

GAO-06-208T	October 26, 2005
Tax Gap: Multiple Strategies, Better Compliance Data, and Long-Term Goals Are Needed to Improve Taxpayer Compliance

GAO-06-199R	November 4, 2005
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

GAO-06-198R	November 4, 2005
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Highway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

GAO-06-197R	November 4, 2005
Applying Agreed-Upon Procedures: Federal Unemployment Taxes

GAO-06-137	November 10, 2005
Financial Audit: IRS's Fiscal Years 2005 and 2004 Financial Statements

GAO-06-100	October 11, 2005
Taxpayer Information: Options Exist to Enable Data Sharing Between IRS and USCIS but Each Presents Challenges

GAO-06-51	November 14, 2005
Tax Administration: IRS Improved Some Filing Season Services, but Long-term Goals Would Help Manage Strategic Trade-offs

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