IRS Can Reduce Processing Costs by Not Transcribing Cents Data From as Many Lines on Tax Returns

Gao ID: GGD-81-84 June 19, 1981

GAO reviewed the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) service center processing system to identify ways in which IRS can process individual tax returns more accurately and efficiently.

GAO determined that one way for IRS to reduce processing costs is to stop transcribing cents data from as many lines on the individual tax returns and supporting schedules as it presently does. Achieving these processing cost reductions will require a change in present table column headings and modifications to returns processing procedures.

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