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04-11-2008, 01:15 PM #1
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CSpan2 - US Senate Hearing on ID Theft (11 Apr 2008)
A casual glance at a meeting on CSpan2 (Fri 11 April 200
Some random notes on a Senate committee hearing on ID Theft (with representatives from IRS, Dept. Treasury, Private Citizen TaxPreparers, etc)
Held - Thursday 10 April 2008
IRS & ID Theft Hearing (Senate)
Nina Olson
National Taxpayer Advocate IRS
(in relation to ID theft)
Douglas Shulman
IRS Commissioner
J Russell George
Treasury Dept. Inspector Gen for Tax Admin
Spencer - Tax Accountant (private citizen)
Recommendations:
SSNs put on tax returns for all dependents
Duplicate common names, #s fell off rolls,
IRS didn't do anything with that information
They can't do that because the 'systems are
not in place'.
One thing: to require W-2 to be sent in,
E-Filing, changing of W-2 during different FYs,
Need a particular address to sent problem returns to,
Salazar: tax prep outsourcing -
What risks exists?
Olson: info disclosure - overseas, happens to info outside the country?
A primary concern of laypeople,
'If you're outsourcing - it's banned, masked SSN is recommended policy'
Ultimate problem: our laws don't apply outside the country - no guaranteed protection exists.
Quantification of ID Theft -
Salazar: Why can't IRS have a one-stop crisis
center to manage the problem?
Seems like it would make sense to catch the problems quickly
FTC Data (Has programs to deal with ID theft)
Need to look at problem in comprehensive fashion
How about issues relating to other agencies -
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