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Improvements Are Needed to Ensure That Consistent Suitability Checks Are Performed for...

The Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division, and the Director, Return Preparer Office, should, in an effort to reduce the risk to tax administration of unsuitable individuals gaining access to IRS programs, assess the risk to tax administration of performing inconsistent initial and continuous suitability checks on individuals seeking to participate or enrolled in the e-File Provider, Acceptance Agent, and Enrolled Agent Programs. These checks should include a criminal background check, continuous tax compliance checks, and checks to determine if the applicant is deceased, incarcerated, or on the Specially Designated Nationals list. Based on the risk assessment, update and revise the programs’ suitability checks as needed.