Opportunities Exist for the IRS to Develop a More Coordinated Approach to Examination Workplan Development and Resource Allocation

Submitting OIG:

Date Issued:

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Agency Reviewed / Investigated:

Submitting OIG-Specific Report Number:

2023-30-008

Location(s):

Agency-Wide

Type of Report:

Audit

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Related Open Recommendations

Recommendation Number	Recommendation Status	Significant Recommendation
1	Open	No
Consider adopting a multiyear, comprehensive Examination Strategic Plan that addresses all workstreams from all divisions to rank them by risk and priority that can be used to guide resource allocation. In addition, the plan should contain specific and measurable performance goals or expected outcomes to help measure progress.
2	Open	No
Establish a documented annual enterprise-wide examination planning process that aligns with the multiyear, comprehensive Examination Strategic Plan.
4	Open	No
Develop a tool to consider risk and other relevant variables to inform examination resource allocation decisions, then expand its use to include Examination workstreams from all divisions.