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GGD-79-74 1 (1979-09-18)

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                   RESTRICTED - Not to be releasrd o't-e  ~e  peral
                   Accouufeg Offzt.,  17ccet t on tlne baa;s of slvcttic app. ovi
                   by the CIlCe of Cocgres ional Re;atio:.3.

REPORT BY THE                                                1137


Comptroller General


OF THE UNITED STATES


How Taxpayer Satisfaction With

IRS' Handling Of Problem Inquiries

Could Be Increased



At the request of the Joint Committee on
Taxation, GAO assessed taxpayers' satisfaction
with the way the Internal Revenue Service
(IRS) handles their problem inquiries--those
requiring the taxpayer to contact IRS more
than  once for a solution. GAO      also
examined their satisfaction with other more
difficult inquiries requiring  IRS  to do
research and recontact the taxpayer.

The majority of the 2,223 taxpayers respond-
ing to GAO's questionnaire were satisfied; 32
percent were not.

Most dissatisfied taxpayers complained about
how IRS communicated its answers and be-
cause solving their problems took too many
contacts and too much time.

IRS can better serve such taxpayers by refin-
ing its special handling system, known as the
Problem Resolution Program.


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        GGD-79-74
SEPTEMBER 18, 1979


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