IRS Issues 119 Million Economic Stimulus Payments to Taxpayers in 2008
CCH (http://tax.cchgroup.com/) reports:
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released a new report praising the IRS’s performance with respect to the issuance of 119 million economic stimulus payments in 2008. The report, entitled, “Evaluation of Efforts to Ensure Eligible Individuals Received Their Economic Stimulus Payment” (Reference Number: 2009-40-069), concluded that the IRS made significant efforts to ensure eligible individuals received their economic stimulus payment and also initiated actions to address errors brought to the IRS’s attention by TIGTA auditors.
TIGTA provided real-time oversight of the IRS’s efforts, identifying concerns and bringing them immediately to the attention of IRS management. Addressing these errors resulted in 274,611 individuals receiving a combined total of $105.5 million in economic stimulus payments to which they were entitled. The report contained no recommendations.
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