Treasury Tax IG Criticizes IRS For Faulty ACA Verification System Security

The IRS is working to patch holes in Affordable Care Act-related verification system security as a Treasury Department inspector general report calls for stronger protections ahead of next year's tax filing season as well as other recommendations. A recently published report sought to determine whether the IRS had adequately developed and tested the ACA Verification Service, and found that it began production before security testing finished. Its security testing was delayed and inaccurate test data was included in draft...