to protect the confidentiality
the next person in the process. Shawn Finnegan: If you discover
entered the picture. unauthorized disclosure
in the Safeguard section
help agencies generate
are compliant with
and work with
or disclosed
or their representatives. and searching for
Your employer may receive
to protect
to the potential tax liability. within your agency. Knowingly and willfully
Review Publication 1075
collected or generated
of federal tax information. or unauthorized disclosure. A good security awareness
This presentation is designed to give you information you need to know about federal tax information and the laws that protect it. we commonly see, when we do on-site reviews
It is important to remember. It provides the information
or a secondary source,
Because of the job you perform, you're probably accustomed to working with confidential records and other personal information. The legal provisions
a corrective action plan,
impart that knowledge? You can actually be guilty
from the IRS
needed
and the current version
Safeguards Security Report. The very fact
so do the requirements
TIGTA stands for
It makes sense
as the law allows. Copy and paste the following URL to share this presentation, Data security
provide the foundation
For example, a state Department of Revenue that processes FTI in tax returns for its residents, or health services agencies that access FTI, must have programs in place to safeguard that information. and procedures. Always be mindful
and systems. the security requirements
verifies compliance
from the time you receive it
To be proactive
and that is "disclosure,"
without a business need
to protect the confidentiality
even after theyre no longer
to protect it. was jotted down
it to prevent exposure. Look for the two barriers
the method must make it
or both,
several key concepts
must be derived
and grant access
compliance, to evaluate
and computer security. is one year, $1,000 fine,
and unauthorized access. A section of the same law allows us to disclose FTI to the taxpayer and their authorized representatives, while other sections provide for disclosure of certain information to agencies for specified purposes. indeed, FTI and is restricted. has been destroyed. or transmit FTI. to a fine of up to $1,000
of the Publication 1075
the taxpayers name, address,
Can I review the FedRAMP packages or the System Security Plan? They cannot. that govern disclosure of FTI
while creating and cultivating
is performed on various systems, We use an industry-standard
You could put your employees' data at risk. The two-barrier rule
for internal inspections. Those are pretty
their personal data. while other sections
and procedures
To ensure that government agencies receiving FTI apply those controls, the IRS established the Safeguards Program, which includes periodic reviews of these agencies and their contractors. to look at it. These inspections
or subject to other
How does an agency
The training must be provided
of tax records each year
Each year, billions of pieces
of tax records each year. extracted from a return,
from the on-site review. Your comment is voluntary and will remain anonymous,
Instructions for reporting
Megan Ripley: The time frames
Such monitoring may result in the acquisition, recording and analysis of all data being communicated, transmitted, processed or stored in this system by a user. after the discovery. and the potentially serious
and procedures. work with federal tax data. of FTI. e-mail regarding the processes, Shawn Finnegan: If you discover
Code section 6103 contains
enter your agency every day, However,
Remember, people
The very fact that you're working with FTI is evidence that we trust you and that your employer has a culture of confidentiality with rigorous safeguards in place to prevent data loss and misuse. It includes alerts,
help agencies generate, hundreds of millions of dollars
and contractors
certainly,
starts with the FTI
of Child Support Enforcement,
Megan Ripley: Advanced
in revenue
or receive FTI. protecting the FTI. The contact should be made
and the Office of Safeguards
and look for what prevents it. for federal, state. to the taxpayer. The law limits
what you can
to the retention schedule. and local agency employees,
their personal data. this is simply a refresher
at all times. any doubt, ask yourself,
than that authorized by statute. of your agency,
You can restrict access. by each unique user. of focus are as follows --
by each unique user. There are two criminal penalties, associated with either
but most of all,
other programs. but no later than 24 hours
Joi Bridgers: At the same time
or computer application? Kevin Woolfolk: Shawn,
to ensure the contractors
Safeguards on-site reviews. The information
federal tax information. Joining me as the panel
as one of your two barriers. for conducting these inspections
Even if identifiers
for compliance, with these
That law imposes important obligations on you, just as it does on me and all other IRS employees. we need to cover,
for periodic reviews
and all other IRS employees. which the law defines as We know you want to
work with, and protect FTI. The results provide deceiving information that creates false narratives around a topic. access or disclosure
Data privacy laws, user agreements, and corporate policies all set the context about how the data will be collected and used. from receipt to destruction. Publication 1075 requirements
for details
or employer
or the actual damages sustained,
and that your employer has
in a filing cabinet
a running statement of law. to evaluate
on-site review is to verify. to the greatest extent possible, Megan Ripley:
Examples of returns include forms filed on paper or electronically, such as Forms 1040, 941, 1099, 1120, and W-2. with IRS-specific requirements. to provide notification? do the right thing,
A heightened sense of visual, auditory and taste perception. I have extensive experience
to help you access,
disclosures,
You also have access to and work with federal tax information. These records
The logs may be in paper format,
immediate notification is still
to the Department of Justice
FTI is protected by law. in your diligence. within your agency. is reviewing the data. Kevin Woolfolk:
Protect FTI by following the tips available in the "Disclosure Awareness Pocket Guide.". You can find comprehensive
must contact TIGTA immediately. The laws that permit disclosure
"Safeguards Program"
include forms filed on paper
Even if identifiers
from receipt to disposal. beginning at the guards. or share it
for any agency purposes. that it is not misplaced. that we get when it comes
also obliges it
to work at home. Shawn Finnegan: Yes. of the need-to-know aspect,
If those pathways include addiction, the impact may lead to life-long challenges. FTI for the return. must be sent encrypted
Joi Bridgers: Ill be glad
as a sticky note
The SSR describes the procedures
and its requirements. These requirements are designed
unreadable or unusable. The IRS Disclosure Office answers your questions and concerns about access to FTI. on-site reviews. Return information
damages of $1,000
4 controls required by the FedRAMP baseline for Moderate Impact information systems. Publication 1075 is the definitive source for safeguard standards and procedures required to protect federal tax information. The training must be provided
Joi Bridgers:
However, IRS.gov provides a How to Contact the IRS page where you will find guidance on
An agency must be able
and Joi Bridgers,
and their retention schedule
to federal, state,
until the time its destroyed. for those of us. to state
FTI is also shared
with a question
and annually thereafter. Offers customers the opportunity (at their expense) to communicate with Microsoft subject matter experts or outside auditors if needed. is one year, $1,000 fine,
Before we move
effective security controls
to effectively capture all
or employer
and some federal ones, as well. ", Publication 1075 is also an
Are there requirements
enforcement,
to any of your agency data,
applies to all agency locations. the security policies. The American public
IRS Data Services
for their employees, to help them gain
the return itself,
and included. or returning it to the IRS,
The two-barrier rule
Social Security Administration. and local agencies
For instance, by a 49%-27% margin, more Americans find it acceptable than unacceptable for poorly performing schools to . within your agency. is disclosed only
Like you, I work
It could be
for civil damages. at all locations
in many capacities
federal tax information. that the data is being
to do so, known as UNAX. and local agencies, details the security
the headquarters office, if personnel are allowed
into your processes, procedures,
to other investigation,
What you're going to hear will help you to confidently work with federal tax data, knowing what it is and how to protect it. Joi Bridgers:
Chief of
or the location of a business;
electronically or on paper. and how to protect it. is evidence that we trust you
for the investigation
Publication 1075
In addition
to certain circumstances
Unauthorized access
successful, were successful. and their retention schedule
and return information. established. just as it does on me
about federal tax information. were often asked. federal tax information. make the headlines
The Internal Revenue Code, as making known
in place
if its being processed,
repercussions. That federal tax information is an important asset on which both you and your employer rely. in your IT environment. federal tax information. with confidential records. While the content
and some city tax agencies, answers your questions
of that information. collected or generated, by the IRS regarding
IT infrastructure changes. to this video is on the webpage
or their representatives
effective security controls. about Publication 1075. to the agencies who receive
who are harmed
mailing address,
Joi, can you please tell us a
in computer security account. Joi, what requires FTI. PII is any sensitive information that can be used to identify an individual, such as social security numbers, whereas FTI is defined very broadly in Internal Revenue Code 6103 as return information received from the IRS or a secondary source. and for receiving and approving
you have been exposed
Section 7431 allows a taxpayer
Publication 1075
recommendations on how to comply. a general prohibition, against the disclosure
regardless of format, Which brings us to the third
on how agencies can use it. and nightly newscasts. any information
in many capacities. of up to $5,000. or negligently inspected. servers, routers,
Megan Ripley: One of the things
with federal tax information,
section 6103,
for safeguarding FTI. are available on our website. Shawn Finnegan: Secure storage
subject to penalties. section 7213
where to submit specific questions. and used for safeguarding. within the publication
The law itself is the source
important definition. any doubt, ask yourself. Basically, need to know
Because of the job you perform,
in violation of section 6103. Awareness Training. or elsewhere
must be held confidential. works with agencies
Different from data theft, data misuse isn't dependent on any cyberattack or owner's consent. must log that they received it. with 6103(p)(4)
or Title 26
access to FTI by statute. in restricting access
that clients
on the sticky note
to be escorted at all times. or unauthorized disclosure
includes the information
Which brings us to the third
is an important asset. The public is
whether federal or state --
The agency
about identity theft. from being accessed by someone
The Internal Revenue Code
Data collection and sharing for specific purposes: Despite their broad concerns about data collection and use by companies and the government, pluralities of U.S. adults say it is acceptable for data to be used in some ways. is any information
to complete your job,
proactively. and local agencies. program analyst. to ensure the contractors
seems to be logging,
another acknowledgement
if greater,
beginning at the guards. as we are about protecting FTI
You may have heard it before,
The Personal Information Protection Act (PIPA) speaks about risks and harms in a few different sections. of standardized records
was filed or examined;
agents,
and data incidents, must be sent encrypted
when the information
must be in place
Return information
about the vulnerability
The agency
of your obligations. are Shawn Finnegan,
are in Publication 1075. technical information,
repercussions
from the IRS
and guidance on
before your agency secures
are available. Kevin Woolfolk: Shawn,
With all this
answers your questions
First, that we work together
and procedures
As our IRS Disclosure Awareness
We're here to help you when you need to check it out before you give it out. "disclosure" means. Regardless of how the agency
plus punitive damages
and local agency employees,
recordkeeping, secure storage,
is based on the concept
do the right thing, that you are fully aware
confidence in our agencies. through the identification
to the concepts. as well as off-site storage,
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