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Privacy Impact Assessments - PIA

The IRS conducts a PIA on information systems that collect personally identifiable information. Performing Privacy Impact Assessments ensures that:

  • the public is aware of the information we collect about them;
  • any impact these systems have on personal privacy is adequately addressed; and,
  • we collect only enough personal information to administer our programs, and no more.

In addition, PIAs confirm that we use the information for the purpose intended; that the information remains timely and accurate; and that it is protected while we have it and that we hold it only for as long as we need it.

As indicated by "XXXXX" some of these documents are edited, or redacted. We have withheld information that, if released might harm our systems, compromise law enforcement efforts or, jeopardize competitive business interests.

PIAs are available in either HTML or PDF format. If no link is provided, then the PIA is not yet available. (See text below the listing for additional information.)


Full Title

Acronym

 
A
Accounts Management Service AMS

Appeals Centralized Database System

ACDS
Appeals Customer Service ACuServ
Audit Information Management System Reference AIMS-R
Audit Information Management System Related Reports AIMS-RR
Appeals Centralized Database System ACDS
Automated Collection System ACS

Automated Computational Tool

ACT

AIMS Computer Information System

A-CIS

Automated Electronic Fingerprinting

AEF
Automated Freedom of Information Act AFOIA

Automated Insolvency System

AIS

Automated Lien System

ALS-Entity

Automated Manual Assessments AMA
Automated Non Master File ANMF
Automated Offer In Compromise

AOIC

Automated Quarterly Excise Tax Listing, Milestone 4B AQETL
Automated Substitute for Returns (ASFR) System ASFR

Automated Substitute for Return A6020(b)

A6020-B
Automated Trust Fund Recovery Application ATFR
Automated Under Reporter AUR

Automated Under Reporter Inv. Strategy Database

AURISD
 
B
Bank Discrepancy Application  
Big Data Analytics BDA
Bulkdata Electronic File Transfer System BEFT
Business Master File BMF
Business Master File Document Specific BDOCSPEC
Business Master File Case Creation Nonfiler Indentification Process BMF CCNIP
 
 
C

Certified Transcripts

CERTS

CFO/ARDI Audit Management System  
Chapter Three Withholding CTW
Chief Counsel System Domain CC-1
Combined Annual Wage Reporting CAWR
Compliance Data Environment, Release 3 CDEr3

Compliance Data Warehouse

CDW
Compliance Research Information System CRIS

Compliance Research Initiative Tracking System

CRITS
Contact Analytics CA
Contact Recording for Taxpayer Assistance Centers CR-TAC
Control Data Analysis CDA-PCD
Corporate Data Initiative CDI
Correspondence Examination Automation Support CEAS
Counsel Automated System Environment CASE
CASE Management Information System CASE-MIS
CASE Tax Litigation – Counsel Automated Tracking System CASE-TLCATS
Criminal Investigation - 1 General Support System CI–1 GSS
Criminal Investigation – 2 General Support System CI-2 GSS

Criminal Investigation Management Information System, integrated with, Asset Forfeiture Tracking and Retrieval

CIMIS-AFTRAK

Custodial Audit Support Tracking System CASTS
Customer Account Data Engine CADE
Customer Self Service Voice Response Unit CSS-VRU
 
D

Department of Labor Standards Enforcement

DLSE
Dependent Data Base DDb
 
E
eAuthentication – Version 1.3 eAuth
e-Services, Release 3.0, Version 1.0  
Elections by Foreign Corporations  
Electronic Disclosure Information Management System
Electronic Faxic Fax
EDIMS
Electronic Faxic Fax e-FAX

Electronic Federal Payment Posting System

EFPPS
Electronic Filing of 94xXML Returns 94xXML

Electronic Filing System

ELF-R
Electronic Filing Automated Report System EARS

Electronic Fraud Detection System

EFDS
Electronic Installment Agreement eIA

Electronic Management System

EMS

Electronic MFTRA

E-MFTRA

Electronic Tax Administration Marketing Database

ETA-MDB
Electronic Tax Administration Research & Analysis System ETARAS
Electronic Tax Law Assistance System ETLA
Embedded Quality Review System EQRS
Embedded Quality Review System – Campus EQRS-C
Embedded Quality Review System Field EQRS-F
Employee Plans Audit Information Management System DPTE
Employee Plans/Exempt Organizations/Government Entities Audit Information Management System Report Processing System EARP

Employee Plans Master File

EPMF

Employee Protection System EPS
Enforcement Revenue Information System ERIS
Employee Plans/Exempt Organizations Determination System EDS
Enterprise Informatica Platform EIP
e-Postcard Public Disclosure Application  
e-Trak Civil Rights Division e-Track CRD

e-Trak Communications and Correspondence System Module

e-Trak C&C
e-Trak Non-Resident Filing e-Trak NRF
e-Trak Veterans Employment Tracking System e-Trak VETS
e-Trak Voluntary Disclosure Program e-Trak VDP
e-Trak Whistleblower Office e-Trak WO

Error Resolution System

ERS
Estate/Inheritance and Gift Non-Filer and Underreporter EGNFUR
Examination Desktop Support System EDSS
Examination Operational Automation Database EOAD

Examination Returns Control System

ERCS

Excise Files Information Retrieval System ExFIRS
Exempt Organization Entity EOE
Exempt Organizations Extracts EXEMPTORG

Excise Files Information Retrieval System

ExFIRS

Exempt Orgs & Govt Entities Audit System DEXP
 
F
Facebook: IRS Recruitment Page  
Facilitated Self-Assistance Research Project FSRP
Federal Student Aid – Datashare FSA-D

Federal Tax Deposit

FTD
Federal Payment Levy Program FPLP
Federal Unemployment Tax Act FUTA

Filing Information Returns Electronically

FIRE

Financial Management Information System FMIS
Fraud Inventory Management System FIMS
Fresh Start – Failure to Pay Penalty Relief, FTP Penalty Relief FTP
 
G

Generalized Mainline Framework

GMF
Generalized Unpostable Framework GUF
 
H
Headquarters Employee Plans Inventory Control HQEP

Health Coverage Tax Credit

HCTC

HQEO System HQEO
 
I
Individual Master File IMF
Individual Taxpayer Identification Number Real-Time System ITIN-RTS
Informant Claims Examination ICE
Information Reporting and Document Matching IRDM
Information Return Master File IRMF
Information Returns Processing IRP
Integrated Collection System ICS

Integrated Data Retrieval System

IDRS

Integrated Financial System IFS
Integrated Production Model IPM

Integrated Submission and Remittance Processing System

ISRP

Intelligent Business Solutions Advanced Research Lab (IBS ARL)

IBS-ARL

International Passport Program Office

IPOP

International National Standard Application

INTL-NSA

Internet Refund Fact of Filing

IRFOF/ACTC

Inventory Delivery System IDS

Investigative Scanning & Document Management

ISDM

IRS.gov Public Website

 

Issue Based Management Information System

IBMIS

Issue Management System Integration IMSI
 
J  
Joint Operations Center National Data Center JOC-NDC
 
K
 
L
Letter & Information Network User-fee System LINUS
Link & Learn Taxes Automated Certification Tracking  
LMSB Decision Support & Data Capture System LMSB DCS
Large and Midsize Business 1446–6 International Database LMSB 1446-6
LMSB Workload Identification System LWIS
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic LITC
 
M
Mail Labels and Media Support MLMS

Management Information System Data Warehouse

MISDW

Microfilm Replacement System MRS
Minister Waivers Min Waiv
Modernized e-File MeF
Modernized e-File Application Excise Tax for e-File MeF-ETEC
Modernized Enterprise Data Reporting MEDR
Modernized Internet Employer Identification Number Mod IEIN
Modified EP/EO Determination System MEDS
 
N
National Account Profile NAP

National Research Program

NRP

Nationwide Tax Forums Customer Satisfaction Surveys Database NTF-CSSD
Nationwide Tax Forum Online Feedback Form NTFO
Notice Conversion NC
Notice Delivery System NDS
Notice Prints Processing (NPP) CY 2012, Release/Milestone 4B NPP
Notice Review Processing System NRPS
 
O
Office of Tax Shelter Analysis Database OTSA

Offshore Credit Card Program

OCCP

On-Line Notice Review OLNR
Online Payment Agreement OPA
 
P
Payer Master File PMF
Payment Tracer PT
Photocopy Refunds Program PHOREF
Political Action Committee/Political Organization Filing and Disclosure PAC527/POFD
Public Information Officers Database PioNeer
 

Q

 

Qualifying Therapeutic Discovery Grant/Credit Program Project

QTDG/CPP
 
R
Recruitment Tracking System R-TRAK
Remittance Processing System RPS

Remittance Processing System - Pre-Mainline

RPS-PM
Remittance Strategy for Paper Check Conversion RS-PCC
Remittance Transaction Research RTR

Report Generation Software

RGS
Reporting Compliance Case Management System RCCMS
Return Review Program RRP
Return Review Program – Transition State RRP
Returns Inventory and Classification System-Compliance Decision Analytics RICS-CDA
Returns Inventory & Classification System RICS

Risk Based Scoring System Version 2.0

RBSS
 
S

Selection and Workload Classification Component

SWC-C1

Service Center Recognition Image Processing System

SCRIPS
SPEC Total Relationship Management SPECTRM
Specialist Referral System SRS-2

SS-8 Integrated Case Processing System

SS8ICP
Standard IDRS Access Tier II SIA
State Income Tax Levy Program SITLP
Statistics of Income Distributed Processing System SOI-DPS
System Advocacy Management System, Release II SAMS-II
 
T
Tax Exempt/Exempt Government Entities Rulings and Agreements Control TRAC
Tax Forms & Pubs Oracle Program Tracking System TFPOPTS
Tax Return Database TRDB
Taxpayer Advocate Service Customer Survey  
Taxpayer Advocate Service Integrated System TASIS
Taxpayer Advocate Service Management Information System TAMIS
Tax Professional Preparer Tax Identification Number System PTIN-TPPS
Third Party Contact TPC
Title 31 Non-Banking Financial Institution Database  
 
U
U.S. Residency Certification US-CERT
 
V
 
W

Web-Based Employee Technical Time System

WebETS
Web Currency & Banking Retrieval System WebCBRS
Withholding Compliance System   WHCS
   
Y  

YK1 Readiness

 

YK1

For questions regarding disclosure procedures or to request IRS records and documents, you may contact:

IRS Headquarters Disclosure Office
OS:P:GLD:D
1111 Constitution Avenue, N.W .
Washington, DC 20224

For questions regarding the Privacy Impact Assessment process at the IRS:

Director, Office of Privacy
Internal Revenue Service
Room 7050 OS:P:PIP
1111 Constitution Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20224

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Page Last Reviewed or Updated: 28-Feb-2013