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Many areas within the IRS maintain data on costs, workload, employees, and other internal activities. These data are published for each fiscal year in the IRS Data Book (IRS publication 55B). Data tables within this publication are compiled by various areas within the IRS. These tables are then forwarded to SOI, where they are reviewed and put together for publication.
All data files on this page are available in Excel® version 4.0. A free Excel® viewer is available for download, if needed.
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The following tables detail the costs incurred by the IRS. The first set of tables details operating costs and gross collections, while also showing the cost of collecting $100. The other tables show costs by budget activity (e.g., processing, enforcement, and credits) and location (only offered for 1995-1999). |
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IRS Collections, Costs, Personnel, and U.S. Population |
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Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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Costs Incurred by the IRS |
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Budget activity |
Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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Classified by: |
Office, district, or region |
Fiscal Years available: |
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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The tables below detail the number of cases in both Appeals and Chief Counsel. Each table shows the number of prior year cases pending, received, closed, and cases pending as of the close of the fiscal year. |
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Appeals Workload |
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Status and type of case. Internal Revenue region is also included for earlier years.
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Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 |
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Chief Counsel Workload |
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Classified by: |
Office and type of case or activity |
Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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Classified by: |
Tax litigation by type of case |
Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 |
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The IRS compiles data on its employees on a fiscal year basis. These tables show breakouts by budget activity, personnel type and for earlier tax years, by office. Composition of IRS employees compared to non-military and total Federal labor forces are also available. |
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IRS Personnel Summary |
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Employment status, budget activity, and type of personnel
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Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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IRS Labor Force |
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Classified by: |
Race, national origin, and gender, compared to national totals for civilian and Federal labor forces |
Fiscal Years available: |
2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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Some internal evaluation results are also available to the public. From 1995 to 1998, the IRS published data on its own internal audits and security activities. Audits are broken out by type of audit and the staff time allocated for conducting these audits.
The internal security activities detail employee and non-employee violations by outcome, as well as various financial accomplishments.
Finally, on a yearly basis, the IRS publishes details of information returns received, number of contacts, and additional tax and interest assessed. These data can be found in the Information Reporting Program tables.
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Internal Audit |
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Type and staff time
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Fiscal Years available: |
1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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Internal Security Activities |
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Classified by: |
Type and financial accomplishment |
Fiscal Years available: |
1998 1997 1996 1995 |
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