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GAO-01-418SP 1 (2001-03-01)

handle is hein.gao/gaobabmei0001 and id is 1 raw text is: MANAGING DIRECTOR Norman J. Rabkin D)IRECTORS Michael Brostek Laurie Ekstrand Paul L. Jones Richard Stana James White PHONE (202) 512-9110 MAILING ADDRESS U.S. General Accounting Office Tax Administration and Justice Room 1T47 441 G Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20548 TAx ADMINISTRATION AND JUSTICE American taxpayers annuallypay more than $2 trillion in taxes to fund the federal government, and federal tax laws affect individual and business behavior throughout the economy and impose a significant compliance burden on taxpayers. For all of these reasons, the Congress is vitally concerned with tax policy, the size and complexity of the tax code, and the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) implementation of legislatively mandated reforms aimed at providing better service to taxpayers. In addition, despite the recent downturn in overall crime levels, law enforcement remains a major concern of the American public and the Congress, and spending on law enforcement issues has grown from $10 billion to $27 billion in the past decade. Citizens, as well as state and local governments, look to the federal government to provide leadership in finding ways to prevent, detect, and respond to domestic and transnational crime; control illegal drug use; deter illegal immigration; provide an efficient federal judiciary; and control prison costs. Tax Administration and Justice (TAJ) assists the Congress by researching tax policy and tax administration issues as well as justice issues. A vital part of our work is communicating our research results to Capitol Hill through briefings, written reports, congressional testimonies, and meetings with members of the Congress. We are in frequent contact with congressional staff, IRS and Department of Justice officials, and state tax and law enforcement administrators, and we use a variety of analytical techniques, including surveys, econometrics, statistical analyses of large data sets, empirical analyses of various tax codes, modeling, and structured interviews. In the tax area, TAJ seeks to enhance IRS efforts to improve service to taxpayers and compliance with tax laws; simplify taxes and reduce the compliance burden on small businesses, private pension plans, and individual taxpayers; and enhance IRS opportunities to collect taxes that are due. In the justice area, TAJ seeks to help Congress strengthen the system of justice so that it is more effective in controlling crime, illegal drug use, and illegal immigration, and increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the federal court and prison systems. Gn A 0

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