Is the IRS successfully preventing the issuance of improper payments by adhering to the 2019 Payments Integrity Act? The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) recently took a look and found the IRS to be “generally compliant” with the law. However, TIGTA identified four programs as susceptible to improper payments because risk assessment reports weren’t completed. Improper payments are those that shouldn’t have been made, were made in an incorrect amount or were made to ineligible recipients. TIGTA recommended four process improvements, one of which the IRS agreed with. For details: https://bit.ly/3tccRni

