Financial Audit

Internal Revenue Service (IRS) collections are significant in relation to federal receipts &, in turn, to the consolidated financial statements of the U.S. government. Therefore, the U.S. Congress is very interested in financial management at IRS. The General Accounting Office (GAO) audits IRS's financial statements annually to determine whether: (1) the financial statements IRS prepares are reliable, (2) IRS management maintained effective internal controls, and (3) IRS complies with selected provisions of significant laws and regulations and its financial systems comply with the Federal Financial Management Improvement Act of 1996 (FFMIA). Charts and tables.