IRS IG Audit Report on Compliance With Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997

Treasury Inspecter General for Tax Administration – Increased Managerial Attention Is Needed to Ensure Taxpayer Accounts Are Monitored to Detect Unauthorized Employee Accesses, July 24, 2006. Reference Number: 2006-20-111.

  • “The Taxpayer Browsing Protection Act of 1997 made it a criminal offense to access or inspect tax information without proper authorization. A person convicted of any such violation shall be dismissed and be subject to a fine of up to $1,000, imprisonment of not more than 1 year, or both. This legislation was essentially focused on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure its employees access taxpayer data only for official purposes. One of the main systems used by IRS employees to research and update taxpayer data is the Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS). The IDRS is a mission critical system that contains sensitive information such as taxpayers’ names, Social Security Numbers, birth dates, addresses, filing statuses, exemptions, and income.”
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