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Abstract:
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Statistics of Income (SOI) Division produces annual income, financial, and tax data based on samples of federal tax and information returns. Because the IRS does not store electronically all the information reported on returns, SOI selects documents the IRS processes at its centers across the country. This paper is a case study of the infrastructure SOI developed to monitor its samples of returns. Interviews, observations, documents, and physical information show how SOI procedures and information databases monitor and verify the control and timely processing of specific returns. Reducing the complexity associated with handling physical documents increased the likelihood SOI met program deadlines and transmitted more complete and accurate data to its customers. Major redesign of the SOI infrastructure is not necessary as electronic filings increase.
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