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GAO-05-999R 1 (2005-09-27)

handle is hein.gao/gaocrptasdm0001 and id is 1 raw text is: SGAO Accountability * Integrity Reliability United States Government Accountability Office Washington, DC 20548 September 27, 2005 The Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman The Honorable Max Baucus Ranking Minority Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Subject: Activities of the Treasury Inspector Generalfor Tax Administration The Department of the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) audits and investigates the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) operations to (1) promote economy and efficiency and detect and prevent fraud and abuse and (2) recommend actions for improvement. TIGTA was established by the Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998' (IRS Reform Act), which amended the Inspector General Act of 19782 (IG Act), to include an independent inspector general (IG) to provide oversight of IRS's activities, programs, and offices. This report responds to your request that we review the activities of TIGTA. As discussed with your staff, we are providing information regarding (1) TIGTA's budget and staffing levels; (2) TIGTA's audit and investigative coverage of IRS, including oversight of IRS's offices and identified weaknesses in IRS's operations, and audit coverage of specific requirements of the IRS Reform Act; (3) TIGTA's audit and investigative accomplishments; (4) the quality assurance program, including the results of peer reviews; and (5) the audit follow-up process to track IRS's implementation of TIGTA's audit recommendations. Results in Brief Over the 5-year period of fiscal years 2000 through 2004, TIGTA's budget authority increased by 14 percent while staff levels decreased by 6 percent. In fiscal year 2004, TIGTA had budget authority of about $130 million and realized authorized full-time equivalent (FTE) staff of 877. In relation to IRS's total federal funds, the budget authority for TIGTA's oversight has steadily declined but is comparable to such ratios for other IG offices. 'Pub. L. No. 105-206, 112 Stat. 685, 705 (July 22, 1998). 2Pub. L. No. 95-452, 92 Stat. 1101 (Oct. 12, 1978) (codified, as amended, at 5 U.S.C. App.). GAO-05-999R Activities of TIGTA

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