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Tag Archives: Jessica Lucas-Judy
Our plan to save the government tens of billions of dollars through reducing fragmentation, overlap and duplication.
The federal government has made an unprecedented financial response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. At the same time, opportunities exist for achieving tens of billions of dollars in financial savings and improving the efficiency and effectiveness of a wide range … Continue reading
Are Tax Practitioners Protecting Your Personal Information?
Doing your taxes can be complicated. So it’s no surprise that nearly 90% of taxpayers use either a paid preparer or tax software to prepare and file their taxes each year. In an age of data breaches and identity theft, … Continue reading
Posted in Information Security, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged Congress, cybersecurity, e-file, identity theft, information security, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jessica Lucas-Judy, paid preparers, sensitive information, SI, tax fraud, tax preparation, tax refund, tax software
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GAO’s Guide to Saving the Government Billions of Dollars: Reducing Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication in Federal Programs
Today we released our 9th annual report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication in the federal government, adding 98 new actions that Congress or federal agencies can take to improve government programs. For example: The Department of Energy could avoid spending … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, Duplication and Cost Savings, Government Operations, Podcast
Tagged Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, cost savings, Department of Defense, Department of Energy, Department of Homeland Security, duplication, fragmentation, Jessica Lucas-Judy, overlap, quantum computing, SI, synthetic biology
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What Happens When People Don’t Pay Their Taxes?
It’s almost the last day to file your taxes this year—for most people, they are due April 17. Some taxpayers have filed already, and some will be racing to get that last-minute postmark on their returns. Some taxpayers make mistakes … Continue reading
Posted in Budget and Spending, Fraud, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged James McTigue, Jay McTigue, Jessica Lucas-Judy, SI, tax compliance, taxes
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Tackling the Tax Gap
Tax season is upon us, and many of us will soon be sitting down to figure out and pay our share. But this year, like every year, some taxpayers intentionally or inadvertently won’t fully pay what they owe. The difference … Continue reading
IRS: Taxpayer Tips Can Turn Into Cash
The Internal Revenue Service helps keep the federal government funded by enforcing tax laws and working to ensure that everybody pays their share. Nevertheless, every year some taxpayers—intentionally or inadvertently—overstate deductions, understate income, and don’t pay what they owe. The … Continue reading
How to Save (A Lot More Than) A Billion—Reducing Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication in Government Programs
Today we released our latest report on fragmentation, overlap, and duplication among federal programs. Since 2011, we’ve been reporting on ways the government can be more efficient and save taxpayer money by looking for programs that work on different parts … Continue reading
Posted in About GAO, Budget and Spending, Duplication and Cost Savings, Government Operations, Infographic, Podcast
Tagged action tracker, DOF, duplication, fragmentation, fraud, how to save the government money, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jessica Lucas-Judy, overlap, SI, strategic sourcing
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Stopping Thieves from Stealing Tax Refunds
Want your refund right away? Well, fraudsters do too! For Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week, today’s WatchBlog focuses on why identity theft refund fraud is a problem and what the IRS is doing to stop this fraud and help its … Continue reading
Posted in Business Regulation and Consumer Protection, Fraud, Information Security, Justice and Law Enforcement, Podcast, Tax Policy and Administration
Tagged ID theft, ID theft awareness week, Internal Revenue Service, IRS, Jessica Lucas-Judy, SI, Social Security Number, SSN, tax filing, tax refunds
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What Large Corporations Pay in Income Tax (podcast)
The corporate federal income tax rate tops out at 35 percent. But what do corporations actually pay? We recently reviewed federal corporate income tax, and how much of it U.S. corporations paid. Listen to Jessica Lucas-Judy, a director in our … Continue reading