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Tax Administration: IRS' Efforts to Place More Emphasis on Criminal Tax Investigations

GGD-98-16 Published: Nov 06, 1997. Publicly Released: Nov 06, 1997.
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GAO reported on the actions the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) Criminal Investigation Division (CID) has taken since the early 1990s to increase the time spent on tax investigations versus nontax investigations, focusing on: (1) investigations initiated by CID; and (2) referrals to U.S. Attorneys for prosecution and court sentences based on these investigations, for fiscal year (FY) 1990 through FY 1996.

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Agency missionsInvestigations by federal agenciesPerformance measuresTax administrationTax evasionTax nonpaymentTax violationsCriminal investigationTax gapCriminal investigations