Audit Finds IRS Paying Comp Claims Without Proper Documentation

The Internal Revenue Service is not ensuring that workers’ compensation claims are properly documented to show that the claimant was injured during the scope of employment or that claimants are still disabled and remain eligible for employment, according to an audit report released this month. The performance audit by the Inspector General for Tax Administration found that an estimated 9% of claims against the IRS under the Federal Employees' Compensation Act were not initiated properly. Claims administrators did not include any documentation in the files proving that a work injury...