United States Government Publishing Office publisher pbl distributor dst United States Government Accountability Office author aut Government Organization text government publication eng GAOREPORTS Legislative Agency Publications gao legislative 2010-08-12 U.S. Government Printing Office 2003-07-18 monographic deposited born digital 27 p. GA 1.13:GAO-03-821 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821 P0b002ee180382c85 f:d03821 DGPO 2010-08-12 2011-03-28 GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821 machine generated eng fdlp REPORT GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821 GAO-03-821 Student financial aid Taxpayers Computer matching Interagency relations Other Written Product A07592 Data sharing can be a valuable tool for federal agencies in determining applicants' eligibility for benefit and loan programs. Congress has authorized the Department of Education, among others, to have limited access to federal taxpayer information collected by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Likewise, IRS is able to use personal information collected by outside sources to better ensure that taxpayers are meeting their tax obligations. GAO was asked to determine whether Education uses taxpayer information to verify information provided by student aid applicants, and the benefits of increasing data verification activities, and whether IRS uses personal information maintained by Education to ensure that taxpayers meet their tax obligations, and the benefits of increasing these activities. https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821/html/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821.htm https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821/pdf/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821.pdf GAO-03-821 https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/GAOREPORTS-GAO-03-821 Other Written Product GAO-03-821; Taxpayer Information: Increased Sharing and Verifying of Information Could Improve Education's Award Decisions; Student financial aid Taxpayers Computer matching Interagency relations