| TAX ADMINISTRATION: Advance Tax Refund Program Was a Major Accomplishment, but Not Problem Free |
AUG 2002 |
43 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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 | IRS and FMS should be commended for the extensive amount of work they accomplished in a short period of time to issue 86 million advance tax refund checks. While there are bound to be implementation issues in any effort of this magnitude, IRS responded to problems quickly so that only a small percentage of advance refund checks were affected. Although taxpayers experienced problems in reaching IRS by telephone, IRS probably ... |
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| Tax Administration: Continued Progress Modernizing IRS Depends on Managing Risks |
14 MAY 2002 |
30 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; Randolph C. Hite; Steven J. Sebastian; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| We are pleased to be here today as we approach the fourth anniversary of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Restructuring and Reform Act of 1998, which established Congress expectation that IRS modernize to better meet taxpayer needs. As you requested, our statement gives an overview of IRS's current performance and resources and then assesses the progress that IRS has made modernizing and the risks to continued progress. Our overview and ... |
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| Internal Revenue Service: Assessment of Budget Request for Fiscal Year 2003 and Interim Results of 2002 Tax Filing Season |
09 APR 2002 |
28 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| We are pleased to participate in the Subcommittee's inquiry into the fiscal year 2003 budget request for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the 2002 tax filing season. As you requested, our statement assesses the support for various aspects of IRS s budget request, including the linkage between resources requested and expected results, and IRS's performance in processing returns and providing assistance to taxpayers during this filing season. Our assessment ... |
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| Earned Income Tax Credit Eligibility and Participation |
14 DEC 2001 |
8 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
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| The Earned Income Tax Credit (EIC), which is expected to provide over $30 billion in refundable credits in fiscal year 2002, is major federal effort to assist the working poor. The EIC is intended to offset the burden of the Social Security payroll tax on low-income workers and to encourage low-income individuals to work. The amounts of credit that taxpayers receive depend on the taxpayers' incomes and the number of ... |
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| Update on State and Local Revenue Loss From Internet Sales |
NOV 2001 |
3 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC GENERAL GOVERNMENT DIV
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| The GAO has examined the Census Bureau's estimates of e-commerce in 1999 to determine whether they would provide a basis for us to revise any of the results we presented in our 2000 report on sales tax losses from e-commerce. In that report, we used a range of available private-sector forecasts of Internet and total remote sales as the basis for several scenarios illustrating the impact of such sales on ... |
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| Military Assistance for Special Events: Planning Requirements and Support Methodology |
15 MAR 1999 |
31 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; ARMY WAR COLL CARLISLE BARRACKS PA
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| The United States has been the site for many world events since the turn of the century. These events have allowed the nation to showcase the American way of life and proclaim the American spirit. Other countries have played host to international events. Worlds Fairs, Olympics, meetings of NATO, G-7 and sessions of the United Nations have been conducted at various locations around the world. These events were celebrations and ... |
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| The Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and Intermediate Maintenance Facility Consolidation: A Review of Performance Measures |
JUN 1998 |
166 pages |
| Authors:
James R. White; NAVAL POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL MONTEREY CA
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| An important step in the Navy's Regional Maintenance Program is the consolidation of Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard and the Naval Intermediate Maintenance Facility to improve maintenance operations. Final approval to continue operation as a consolidated organization is scheduled for FY 2000. To gain approval, the Navy must demonstrate to the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) and the Congress that the consolidation has been successful in improving maintenance operations. ... |
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| A Preliminary Test of a Government-Owned Local Area Oil on Water Surveillance System. |
JUN 1976 |
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| Authors:
James R. White; COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER GROTON CONN
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 | A field test of three fixed site, oil on water point sensors was conducted in New York Harbor. Over 2000 hours of strip chart recordings were analyzed to determine such items as, number of alarms for various threshold levels and time durations, effects of tidal fluctuations, effects of oil background levels, and sensor reliability. In addition, surface samples were obtained and analyzed to provide ground truth data. To be operationally ... |
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