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November 25, 2008 - TIGTA Announces New Deputy Inspector General for Inspections and Evaluations
October 30, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Review of Questionable Refund Program
October 30, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Report on 2008 Filing Season
October 28, 2008 - Assistant Inspector General for Investigations Tim Camus Named Department of Treasury Meritorious Senior Professional
October 16, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Report on Security Vulnerabilities of Two Important IRS Information Technology Systems
October 2, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Review of Volunteer Income Tax Program Sites
September 25, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Review of the IRS Private Debt Collection Program Procedures
September 15, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Audit on the Use of Qualified Intermediaries in Like-Kind Exchanges
September 08, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Report on Refund Anticipation Loans
August 12, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Alterative Minimum Tax Audit
August 11, 2008 - TIGTA Releases Report on IRS Planning Efforts for Economic Stimulus Payments
July 17, 2008 - TIGTA Releases IRS Criminal Investigation Division Statistical Report on Enforcement Activities
July 11, 2008 - Two Senior Executives Named At TIGTA
June 11, 2008 - Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration Releases Semiannual Report to Congress
May 22, 2008 - Incomplete Data Hinders IRS’s Assessment of Taxpayer Assistance Centers
May 21, 2008 - TIGTA Presentation at 2008 IRS Tax Forums to Focus On Phishing
May 1, 2008 - IRS Faces Challenges in Reducing the Tax Gap, TIGTA Report Finds
April 30, 2008 - Improvements Needed At Taxpayer Advocate Service, TIGTA Report Concludes
April 28, 2008 - TIGTA Report Finds Enhanced IRS Enforcement Efforts Pay Off
April 9, 2008 - TIGTA Report Concludes That IRS Needs to Do More to Combat Identity Theft


•	A Budget and Additional Business Measures Would Help the Criminal Investigation Division Better Administer Its Counterterrorism Efforts

•	Weaknesses in Business Resumption Plans could delay recovery from a disaster.

•	An estimated $1.6 billion in fraudulent refunds was issued during the 2006 and 2007 filing seasons


•	IRS Revenue Agent Arrested After Being Indicted on Charges of Tax Fraud and Obstructing an Investigation

•	Former Employee of IRS Contractor Who Stole and Deposited U.S. Treasury Checks is Sentenced

•	IRS Employee Who Improperly Accessed Government Computer is Sentenced

Last Updated: November 25, 2008