Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration | Oversight.gov

Website

https://www.tigta.gov/

Abbreviation

TIGTA

Agencies

Internal Revenue Service

Federal Agency

Yes

Location

United States

What to Report to the OIG Hotline

Reports of waste, fraud, abuse, misconduct, or whistleblower reprisal relating to the programs and operations of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may be made to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration’s (TIGTA) Hotline. TIGTA has jurisdiction over protected disclosures and allegations of whistleblower retaliation involving IRS employees, contractors, and subcontractors.

What Not to Report to the OIG Hotline

Tax-related matters including alleged tax fraud or underreporting of taxes, unless an IRS employee is involved in the alleged wrongdoing.

Hotline Page

https://www.tigta.gov/reportcrime-misconduct

Whistleblower Protection Page

https://www.tigta.gov/whistleblower-protections

The External Leads Program Results in the Recovery of Erroneously Issued Tax Refunds; However, Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Leads Are Timely Verified

08/07/2014

2014

2014-40-057

Audit

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Processes Do Not Ensure That Complaints Against Tax Return Preparers Are Timely, Accurately, and Consistently Processed

08/08/2014

2014

2014-40-056

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Processes Were Not Established to Verify Eligibility for Work Opportunity Tax Credits

07/01/2014

2014

2014-40-041

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Processes to Determine Optimal Face-to-Face Taxpayer Services, Locations, and Virtual Services Have Not Been Established

06/27/2014

2014

2014-40-038

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Read more about Processes to Determine Optimal Face-to-Face Taxpayer Services, Locations, and Virtual Services Have Not Been Established

Interim Results of the 2014 Filing Season

03/28/2014

2014

2014-40-029

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Amended Tax Return Filing and Processing Needs to Be Modernized to Reduce Erroneous Refunds, Processing Costs, and Taxpayer Burden

04/25/2014

2014

2014-40-028

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

Read more about Amended Tax Return Filing and Processing Needs to Be Modernized to Reduce Erroneous Refunds, Processing Costs, and Taxpayer Burden

The Internal Revenue Service Fiscal Year 2013 Improper Payment Reporting Continues to Not Comply With the Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act

03/31/2014

2014

2014-40-027

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Significant Discrepancies Exist Between Alimony Deductions Claimed by Payers and Income Reported by Recipients

03/31/2014

2014

2014-40-022

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Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Improvement Is Needed to Better Enable Frontline Employee Identification of Potentially Dangerous and Caution Upon Contact Designations

03/20/2014

2014

2014-40-020

Audit

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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Processes for Ensuring Compliance With Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit Requirements Can Be Strengthened

02/06/2014

2014

2014-40-011

Audit

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Internal Revenue Service

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