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Information security: IRS needs to further enhance internal control over financial reporting and taxpayer data: report to the Commissioner o

Information security: IRS needs to further enhance internal control over financial reporting and taxpayer data: report to the Commissioner o

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ISBN10: 1974244342
ISBN13: 9781974244348
Publisher: Createspace
Published: Aug 4 2017
Pages: 38
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.08 Width: 8.50 Depth: 11.02
Language: English
Why GAO Did This Study The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a demanding responsibility in collecting taxes, processing tax returns, and enforcing the nation's tax laws. It relies extensively on computerized systems to support its financial and mission-related operations and on information security controls to protect financial and sensitive taxpayer information that resides on those systems. As part of its audit of IRS's fiscal years 2011 and 2010 financial statements, GAO assessed whether controls over key financial and tax-processing systems are effective in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer information. To do this, GAO examined IRS information security policies, plans, and procedures; tested controls over key financial applications; and interviewed key agency officials at seven sites. What GAO Recommends GAO recommends that IRS take 6 actions to fully implement key components of its comprehensive information security program. In a separate report with limited distribution, GAO is recommending that IRS take 23 specific actions to correct newly identified control weaknesses. In commenting on a draft of this report, IRS agreed to develop a detailed corrective action plan to address

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