CONGRESS JUST VOTED TO GIVE IRS $260 MILLION…New Audit Shows $46 Million In Erroneous Refunds Given In 2013The IRS is the epitome of an incompetent government agency The Internal Revenue Service issued more than $46 million in erroneous tax refunds due to a computer glitch and ineffective monitoring, issues that left uncorrected could cost taxpayers up to $230 million over the next five years.The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an audit Monday faulting the IRS for approving thousands of potentially fraudulent tax refunds in 2013. TIGTA identified that because of a programming error, over $27 million of refunds were erroneously issued for 13,043 Tax Year 2013 tax returns,  the audit said.  The programming error is overriding the IRS s two-week processing delay on some refund tax returns that are identified by the IRS as potentially fraudulent. The audit said the returns were flagged for claiming a  questionable tax credit  but were then automatically issued before the IRS could complete its verification process.In addition, the audit identified 3,910  potentially fraudulent  tax returns that were issued due to ineffective monitoring, totaling $19 million. The IRS did not ensure that tax examiners timely completed their verification work,  the audit said.  Name mismatches in IRS systems prevented refund holds from posting to tax accounts. Refund holds were either not set correctly or not functioning as intended. Rep. Diane Black (R., Tenn.) called for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to step down for what she called the latest misstep by the agency. We didn t need another reminder that the IRS is mired in incompetence and mismanagement, but we got it anyway,  she said in a statement.  This latest study comes on the heels of stinging reports that IRS employees failed to pay their own tax bill and granted illegal contracts to tax cheats. It is abundantly clear that Commissioner John Koskinen has failed in his duty to restore trust at the IRS and must be replaced, but Congress is not guiltless either. Just last week, my colleagues voted over my objections to give this bureaucracy another $290 million in the bloated omnibus bill,  Black continued.  Only in Washington is this kind of ineptitude rewarded with a bigger check. Taxpayers have every right to be outraged by the dysfunction at the IRS I know I am. The audit predicted that the programming error could lead the IRS to issue $135.5 million in erroneous refunds over the next five years. Ineffective monitoring could also cost taxpayers more than $95 million in erroneous refunds because  tax returns are not being verified as required. In all, the mistakes could cost $230.4 million over the next five years. Via: WFBGovernment News
congress just voted to give irs audit shows million in erroneous refund given in irs epitome incompetent government agency the internal revenue service issued million erroneous tax refund due computer glitch ineffective monitoring issues left corrected could cost taxpayers million next five treasury inspector general tax administration sigma released audit monday vaulting irs approving thousands potentially fraudulent tax refund sigma identified programming error million refund erroneously issued tax year tax returns audit said the programming error overriding irs processing delay refund tax returns identified irs potentially fraudulent the audit said returns flagged claiming questionable tax credit automatically issued irs could complete verification addition audit identified potentially fraudulent tax returns issued due ineffective monitoring totaling million the irs ensure tax examines timely completed verification work audit said name mismatches irs systems prevented refund holds posting tax accounts refund holds either set correctly functioning intended diane black called irs commissioner john kkinen step called latest missed agency we need another reminder irs aired incompetence mismanagement got anyway said statement this latest study comes heels stinging reports irs employees failed pay tax bill granted illegal contracts tax cheats it abundantly clear commissioner john kkinen failed duty restore trust irs must replaced congress guiltless either just last week colleagues voted objections give bureaucracy another million bloated omnibus bill black continued only washington kind ineptitude rewarded bigger check taxpayers every right outraged dysfunction irs i know i the audit predicted programming error could lead irs issue million erroneous refund next five years ineffective monitoring could also cost taxpayers million erroneous refund tax returns verified required in mistakes could cost million next five years via wfbgovernment news
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: CONGRESS JUST VOTED TO GIVE IRS $260 MILLION…New Audit Shows $46 Million In Erroneous Refunds Given In 2013The IRS is the epitome of an incompetent government agency The Internal Revenue Service issued more than $46 million in erroneous tax refunds due to a computer glitch and ineffective monitoring, issues that left uncorrected could cost taxpayers up to $230 million over the next five years.The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) released an audit Monday faulting the IRS for approving thousands of potentially fraudulent tax refunds in 2013. TIGTA identified that because of a programming error, over $27 million of refunds were erroneously issued for 13,043 Tax Year 2013 tax returns,  the audit said.  The programming error is overriding the IRS s two-week processing delay on some refund tax returns that are identified by the IRS as potentially fraudulent. The audit said the returns were flagged for claiming a  questionable tax credit  but were then automatically issued before the IRS could complete its verification process.In addition, the audit identified 3,910  potentially fraudulent  tax returns that were issued due to ineffective monitoring, totaling $19 million. The IRS did not ensure that tax examiners timely completed their verification work,  the audit said.  Name mismatches in IRS systems prevented refund holds from posting to tax accounts. Refund holds were either not set correctly or not functioning as intended. Rep. Diane Black (R., Tenn.) called for IRS Commissioner John Koskinen to step down for what she called the latest misstep by the agency. We didn t need another reminder that the IRS is mired in incompetence and mismanagement, but we got it anyway,  she said in a statement.  This latest study comes on the heels of stinging reports that IRS employees failed to pay their own tax bill and granted illegal contracts to tax cheats. It is abundantly clear that Commissioner John Koskinen has failed in his duty to restore trust at the IRS and must be replaced, but Congress is not guiltless either. Just last week, my colleagues voted over my objections to give this bureaucracy another $290 million in the bloated omnibus bill,  Black continued.  Only in Washington is this kind of ineptitude rewarded with a bigger check. Taxpayers have every right to be outraged by the dysfunction at the IRS I know I am. The audit predicted that the programming error could lead the IRS to issue $135.5 million in erroneous refunds over the next five years. Ineffective monitoring could also cost taxpayers more than $95 million in erroneous refunds because  tax returns are not being verified as required. In all, the mistakes could cost $230.4 million over the next five years. Via: WFBGovernment News
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: congress just voted to give irs audit shows million in erroneous refund given in irs epitome incompetent government agency the internal revenue service issued million erroneous tax refund due computer glitch ineffective monitoring issues left corrected could cost taxpayers million next five treasury inspector general tax administration sigma released audit monday vaulting irs approving thousands potentially fraudulent tax refund sigma identified programming error million refund erroneously issued tax year tax returns audit said the programming error overriding irs processing delay refund tax returns identified irs potentially fraudulent the audit said returns flagged claiming questionable tax credit automatically issued irs could complete verification addition audit identified potentially fraudulent tax returns issued due ineffective monitoring totaling million the irs ensure tax examines timely completed verification work audit said name mismatches irs systems prevented refund holds posting tax accounts refund holds either set correctly functioning intended diane black called irs commissioner john kkinen step called latest missed agency we need another reminder irs aired incompetence mismanagement got anyway said statement this latest study comes heels stinging reports irs employees failed pay tax bill granted illegal contracts tax cheats it abundantly clear commissioner john kkinen failed duty restore trust irs must replaced congress guiltless either just last week colleagues voted objections give bureaucracy another million bloated omnibus bill black continued only washington kind ineptitude rewarded bigger check taxpayers every right outraged dysfunction irs i know i the audit predicted programming error could lead irs issue million erroneous refund next five years ineffective monitoring could also cost taxpayers million erroneous refund tax returns verified required in mistakes could cost million next five years via wfbgovernment news