Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration

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United States federal oversight office office of inspector general

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration is an independent oversight office that audits, investigates, and promotes integrity and efficiency within the U.S. tax administration system, primarily focusing on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS).

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration canonical	14
Office of Chief Counsel	1

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States federal oversight office ⓘ office of inspector general ⓘ
abbreviation	TIGTA ⓘ
activity	conducts investigations of IRS employee misconduct ⓘ evaluates IRS customer service and taxpayer assistance programs ⓘ investigates tax-related identity theft and refund fraud schemes affecting IRS operations ⓘ issues audit reports on IRS programs ⓘ monitors IRS compliance with laws and regulations ⓘ reviews IRS information technology systems and security ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
formedAs	independent office within the Department of the Treasury ⓘ
goal	promote economy in the use of IRS resources ⓘ promote effectiveness in tax administration ⓘ promote efficiency in tax administration ⓘ promote integrity in IRS operations ⓘ
governmentBranch	executive branch of the United States federal government ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	IRS employees and contractors with respect to tax administration ⓘ allegations of misconduct, waste, fraud, and abuse involving IRS programs ⓘ
hasRole	audits IRS programs and operations ⓘ conducts investigations related to IRS activities ⓘ prevents and detects fraud, waste, and abuse in IRS operations ⓘ promotes economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in tax administration ⓘ
independenceFrom	Internal Revenue Service management ⓘ
jurisdiction	United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
legalBasis	Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 ⓘ
locatedIn	Washington, D.C. ⓘ
mandate	ensure IRS is accountable to taxpayers and the federal government ⓘ protect the integrity of federal tax administration ⓘ
oversees	Office of Chief Counsel ⓘ surface form: IRS Office of Chief Counsel Internal Revenue Service ⓘ
parentAgency	United States Department of the Treasury ⓘ
primaryFocus	U.S. tax administration system ⓘ administration of the Internal Revenue Code by the IRS ⓘ
produces	audit reports ⓘ investigative reports ⓘ semiannual reports to Congress ⓘ
reportsTo	Secretary of the Treasury ⓘ United States Congress ⓘ
sector	public sector ⓘ
subjectOf	Government Accountability Office reviews of inspector general operations ⓘ TIGTA semiannual report to Congress ⓘ
typeOfOversight	audits ⓘ inspections and evaluations ⓘ investigations ⓘ
website	https://www.treasury.gov/tigta ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Department of the Treasury → hasOffice → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

TIGTA → fullName → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

TIGTA → headOfGovernmentBody → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

TIGTA → hasComponent → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

this entity surface form: Office of Chief Counsel

Internal Revenue Service Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998 → createdBody → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of the Secretary of the Treasury → oversees → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Audit → partOf → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Audit → parentAgency → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Audit → reportsTo → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Investigations → partOf → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Investigations → parentAgency → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Investigations → reportsTo → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Inspections and Evaluations → partOf → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Inspections and Evaluations → parentOrganization → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ

Office of Inspections and Evaluations → reportsTo → Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration ⓘ