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Mission

The Office of Governmental Liaison develops and implements cooperative partnerships between the IRS and federal, state, and local government agencies. Partnering with federal agencies and state and local taxing agencies saves government resources by reducing duplication of effort. Together, we help achieve mutually beneficial goals of improving voluntary compliance, increasing the efficiency of tax administration, and reducing taxpayer burden.

IRS information sharing programs

IRS information sharing programs save government resources through partnerships between IRS and federal, state, and municipal governmental agencies.

Safeguards program

The mission of the Office of Safeguards is to promote taxpayer confidence in the integrity of the tax system by ensuring the confidentiality of IRS information provided to federal, state, and local agencies. Safeguards verifies compliance with IRC 6103(p)(4) safeguard requirements through the identification and mitigation of any risk of loss, breach, or misuse of federal tax information held by external government agencies.

Protecting Federal Tax Information: A Guide for Government Employees PDF

Publication 4761 provides state tax and federal agency employees with basic information about the provisions of §6103 that protect tax returns and return information and the civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized accesses or disclosures.

Just in Time, Tips for Protecting Federal Tax Information Poster Series on CD

Order Publication 4981 poster series on CD, Tips for Protecting Federal Tax Information on IRS.gov at Forms and publications by U. S. Mail.

Publications