Information Security: IRS Needs to Enhance Internal Control over Financial Reporting and Taxpayer Data

United States. Government Accountability Office.

United States. Government Accountability Office.

关键词: Government accountability -- United States.;    tax policy and administration;    auditing and financial management;    information security;    information security;   

RP-ID  :  GAO-11-308
RP-ID  :  316593

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来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

A letter report issued by the Government Accountability Office with an abstract that begins "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has a demanding responsibility in collecting taxes, processing tax returns, and enforcing the nation's tax laws. It relies extensively on computerized systems to support its financial and mission-related operations and on information security controls to protect financial and sensitive taxpayer information that resides on those systems. As part of its audit of IRS's fiscal years 2010 and 2009 financial statements, GAO assessed whether controls over key financial and tax processing systems are effective in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of financial and sensitive taxpayer information. To do this, GAO examined IRS information security policies, plans, and procedures; tested controls over key financial applications; and interviewed key agency officials at four sites."