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Webster Review 1999

 

Acknowledgement - Webster Review 1999
Criminal Investigation Division Review Task Force members and acknowledgements

Letter from Rossotti to Webster - Webster Review 1999
The Commissioner sends The Honorable William Webster a thankyou letter for his extremely thorough and thoughtful review of the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation Division (CID) and concluded that it would guide us to improve the work of this critically important component of tax administration for many years to come

Letter from Webster to Rossotti - Webster Review 1999
William Webster sends Commissioner a cover letter to state that he was submitting a report that summarizes the results of the Task Force and contains his finding and recommendations.

Executive Summary - Webster Review 1999
A high level overview of the entire Webster Review with Findings and Recomendations for CI to focus on establishing an overall IRS compliance strategy and to apply its resources effectively to enforce that strategy

Introduction - Webster Review 1999
During his Senate confirmation hearing in the fall of 1997 Commissioner Charles Rossotti committed to improving the quality of service provided by the Internal Revenue Service. In furtherance of this goal, he launched reviews of each segment of the Service including Criminal Investigation (CI).

CHAPTER I: The IRS and Criminal Investigation - Webster Review 1999
This chapter examines the missions of both the IRS and CI and discusses whether CI should remain a part of the IRS.

CHAPTER II: Conforming the Work to the Mission - Webster Review 1999
This chapter describes how CI investigative resources have been allocated and highlights the need for the IRS to establish a compliance strategy to more efficiently target CI’s caseload.

CHAPTER III: Methods of Investigation - Webster Review 1999
This chapter evaluates how CI conducts its investigations, including the use of grand juries and intrusive enforcement techniques, such as undercover operations and search warrants.

CHAPTER IV: Personnel - Webster Review 1999
This chapter thoroughly analyzes personnel issues, including hiring, training, promotions, and disciplinary actions.

CHAPTER V: Organizational Structure - Webster Review 1999
This chapter evolved because of findings and recommendations made in the other chapters. It recommends a reorganization of CI designed to highlight CI’s two priorities: enforcement oversight and compliance strategy development.

CI Actions Taken to "Webster Report" - Summer 2002
Presentation of the 25 actions taken by CI to implement both the Webster Report and the design teams' recommendations.

 


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