Deputy Inspector General for Audit. The IRS must also reprogram its computer systems to ensure that tax returns are accurately processed. IRS
management indicated that a business decision was made to not develop processes and procedures because the receipt of required insurer Form B
and employer Form C information reports have been delayed. Tax Year The month period for which tax is calculated. These efforts enabled the
IRS to begin accepting and processing individual tax returns on January 20, , as scheduled. Please contact me or Russell P. Treasury Inspector
General for Tax Administration. Why can't I get By using this approach, the IRS believes that it is able to improve its service to taxpayers by
addressing and resolving more complex matters such as assistance to identity theft victims and tax account issues. Request for Transcript of Tax
Returns. For example, as of April , the IRS had locked approximately Since enactment of the Form requirement and the related due diligence
penalty, the IRS has worked to educate preparers about the requirement. It should be noted that the Level of Service for the Filing Season was
Level of Service The primary measure of service to taxpayers. Based on the success of the pilot, and pending completion of required negotiations
with The National Treasury Employees Union, we are expanding the pilot from 44 locations to by the end of Fiscal Year We also quantified
fraudulent tax returns and tax returns filed by prisoners. Figure 7 shows the number of identity theft tax returns the IRS identified and confirmed as
fraudulent in Processing Years through For you and your family. Ensure that all needed computer programming revisions are made prior to the
Filing Season to correctly identify all direct deposit accounts to which more than three direct deposit requests are made so that no more than three
direct deposits will be made to a single account. Detecting and Preventing Tax Refund Fraud. Qualified expenses are deductible only to the extent
the amount of such expenses exceed the following amounts for the tax year:. Taxpayers have several options to choose from when they need
assistance from the IRS, including telephone assistance through the toll-free telephone lines, face-to-face assistance at the Taxpayer Assistance
Centers TAC or Volunteer Program sites, and self-assistance through IRS. Total Number Issued s. Interactive Self-Help Tools Reviewed. In the
face of a declining budget, the IRS has been actively steering taxpayers to its website as the best source for answers to their tax questions.
Taxpayers who maintained coverage for themselves and their dependents will check a box on Form , U. Internal controls include the processes
and procedures for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling program operations. Child and Dependent Care Tax Credit. Although the IRS is
encouraging taxpayers to use the self-assistance options available on its website, not all of the self-assistance tools were updated with the most
current tax information before the filing season began. IRS management information reports. With advance scheduling of appointments for
taxpayers needing service, the preliminary analysis indicates we have been able to significantly decrease long lines and frustration experienced by
taxpayers who experienced lengthy wait times. The interest on series EE and I U.