The IRS Has Approved Potentially Ineligible Applicants to be Authorized e-File Providers

Date Issued

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Submitting OIG

Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

Agencies Reviewed/Investigated

Internal Revenue Service

Report Number

2026-IE-R006

Report Type

Inspection / Evaluation

Agency Wide

Yes

Number of Recommendations

Questioned Costs

Funds for Better Use

Report updated under NDAA 5274

Open Recommendations

This report has 5 open recommendations.

Recommendation Number	Significant Recommendation	Recommended Questioned Costs	Recommended Funds for Better Use
1	No	$0	$0
The Chief, Taxpayer Services, should review procedures and system programming specific to tax compliance to ensure that initial and continuous suitability reviews function as intended.
2	No	$0	$0
The Chief, Taxpayer Services, should Identify individuals with either an incomplete or ineligible citizenship status and ensure that follow-up to verify their status has been completed.
3	No	$0	$0
The Chief, Taxpayer Services, should review programming specific to citizenship verification and consider including this check in continuous suitability reviews.
4	No	$0	$0
The Chief, Taxpayer Services, should continue to identify and request that participants who are subject to fingerprinting requirements, and are not under continuous monitoring, submit their fingerprints and are enrolled in the FBI’s Rap Back Service.
5	No	$0	$0
The Chief, Taxpayer Services, should establish a systemic method of identifying IRS employees during initial and continuous suitability checks.