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NewsGAO: IRS website redesign plan needs work
The number of searches on the Internal Revenue Service's website was up significantly in the 2011 tax filing year, even though web traffic did not experience a similar spike, finds the Government Read more...
E-file law loophole lets tax preparers send IRS snail mail returns
A 2009 law (.pdf) meant to require most professional tax preparers to send tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service via the Internet includes a loophole that permits them to nonetheless be in Read more...
IRS e-filing oversight a model for GPRAMA, says GAO
The Internal Revenue Service's e-filing program is one example of effective congressional oversight, which can serve as a template for the increased congressional guidance required under the Read more...
TIGTA: Modernized e-File system needs more testing
The Internal Revenue Service's Modernized e-File system is set to fully rollout during the 2012 filing season, but inadequate testing and limited participation in early MeF deployments concern the Read more...
Excel stalwarts at IRS muddied CADE 2 requirements, says TIGTA
Some information technology offices within the Internal Revenue Service have had difficulty in adjusting to an automated requirements management tool, says the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Read more...
GAO makes 105 recommendations to patch IRS information security holes
The Internal Revenue Service cannot assure that its financial statements are fairly presented, current, complete, accurate or secure because of material weaknesses in information security controls. Read more...
IRS's 'Workforce of Tomorrow' draws TIGTA security concerns
The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its use of wireless technology as part of its "Workforce of Tomorrow" strategy, bumping up into security concerns from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Read more...
IRS misses cost-saving opportunity to renegotiate mainframe contracts, says IG
The Internal Revenue Service can negotiate less expensive contracts if it better manages the capacity and performance of its mainframes, according to a Treasury Inspector General for Tax Read more...
Kostin carves out a place for 'inherently governmental' mobile apps
Across the government, "data liberation" is the mantra for agencies moving away from a role as application provider and toward the role of data opener. But Gwynne Kostin, director of mobile at GSA's Read more...
IRS must cut down forests, says TIGTA
The Internal Revenue Service's Active Directory has too many forests, says the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. In addition, network scans show that 727 Windows servers and 238 Read more...
| Press ReleasesChief Counsel Applauds IRS Postponement of Three Percent Withholding Tax on ContractorsWASHINGTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Chief Counsel for Advocacy Winslow Sargeant applauded the recent decision by Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to postpone the starting date for the three percent Read more >> CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement on the IRS Wireless Depreciation RulingWASHINGTON, April 5, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In response to the IRS wireless depreciation ruling (Rev. Proc. 2011-28), CTIA-The Wireless Association® President and CEO Steve Largent released Read more >> CTIA-The Wireless Association® Statement After President Obama Signed the Small Business Jobs ActBill included MOBILE Cell Phone Act of 2009 (H.R. 690) which eliminates cell phones from IRS listed property rules WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- CTIA-The Wireless Association® Read more >> |
