A new report published by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, otherwise known as TIGTA, claims that the Internal Revenue Service is being non-complaint with a federal law.
The law requires the IRS to disclose any improper payments made to taxpayers on behalf of the government, and eliminate them.
The Improper Payments Elimination and Recovery Act of 2010 was intended to increase accountability on behalf of federal programs that dispersed improper payments. The only program that the IRS reported on was the Earned Income Tax Credit Program, otherwise known as the EITC.
These allegations come at the same time as Senator Jerry Moran is offering an amendment to a bill that would prohibit the IRS from using appropriated funds in order to outsource public relation services.
It is Moran’s opinion that taxpayer dollars should not be used in order to promote a service which, by nature, is self-promotional to all who pay taxes. The amendment would help ensure that taxpayer dollars did not go to public relations and advertising and instead be put towards more productive services such as providing a simpler, fairer tax code.
The IRS has spent $17.5 million taxpayer dollars over the past 4 years for marketing and is seeking an additional $15 million over the next 4 years.
Do you think that the IRS could better utilize taxpayer dollars? JG Tax Group wants to hear from you. If you are facing IRS tax problems, contact our firm today and let us fight for your taxpayer rights.
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