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Most-Serious-Problems-Government-Issued-Debit-Card-For-Tax-Refunds.Pdf Most Serious Legislative Most Litigated Case Advocacy Appendices Problems Recommendations Issues A Proactive Approach to Developing a Government-Issued Debit Card MSP #19 to Receive Tax Refunds Will Benefit Unbanked Taxpayers MSP A Proactive Approach to Developing a Government-Issued Debit #19 Card to Receive Tax Refunds Will Benefit Unbanked Taxpayers RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS Beth Tucker, Deputy Commissioner for Operations Support Jodi Patterson, Director, Return Integrity and Correspondence Services Peggy Bogadi, Commissioner, Wage and Investment Division DEFINITION OF PROBLEM At least 17 million U.S. adults are unbanked, lacking any type of bank account, while 51 million others are underbanked.1 Unbanked taxpayers have no free option to electronically receive their tax refunds — i.e., returns of their tax overpayments or other congressionally- authorized benefit transfers. For example, nearly 56 percent of the unbanked population and 18 percent of the underbanked population (amounting to over 19 million individual taxpayers) have a household income of less than $15,000, and receive an average refund of almost $1,250.2 The Treasury Department attempted to address this problem in the 2011 filing season when it launched a debit card pilot program to issue refunds via prepaid cards to more than 800,000 unbanked or underbanked taxpayers.3 After analyzing the preliminary results of the pilot, Treasury decided to end the program due to low participation rates.4 Yet, the design of the pilot may have caused the low participation. By evaluating the methodology of the pilot, with particular focus on the findings and conclusions of the Urban Institute, the IRS could develop a more effective strategy for a future debit card program.5 The National Taxpayer Advocate believes it is in the best interest of taxpayers and tax ad- ministration to make a government-sponsored tax refund debit card available nationwide. Treasury already uses the Direct Express Debit MasterCard to distribute federal benefits such as Social Security payments. In fact, more than 90 government-funded benefit pro- grams already use some form of prepaid card.6 1 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), 2011 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households, Executive Summary 4 (Sept. 2012). 2 FDIC, 2011 FDIC National Survey of Unbanked and Underbanked Households 23 (Sept. 2012)(Actual numbers were 55.8 percent of unbanked and 17.5 percent of underbanked). Refunds for all taxpayers with $15,000 or less total positive income averaged $1,247, with a median refund of $539. IRS Compliance Data Warehouse, Tax Year 2010, Individual Returns Transaction File. 3 “Unbanked” taxpayers have no checking or savings accounts. “Underbanked” taxpayers have a checking or savings account but rely on alternative financial services, such as commercial check cashing services, refund anticipation loans, pawnshops, and money orders. Caroline Ratcliffe, Signe-Mary McKernan, Urban Institute, Tax Time Account Direct Mail Pilot Evaluation ES-1 (Sept. 2012). 4 Eric Kroh, Treasury Won’t Renew Debit Card Refund Program in 2012, Spokesman Confirms, Tax Notes Today (Nov. 1, 2011). 5 Caroline Ratcliffe, Signe-Mary McKernan, Urban Institute, Tax Time Account Direct Mail Pilot Evaluation (Sept. 2012). 6 See http://www.fms.treas.gov/directexpresscard/index.html (last visited Sept. 9, 2012); Caroline Ratcliffe, Signe-Mary McKernan, Urban Institute, Tax Time Account Direct Mail Pilot Evaluation 3 (Sept. 2012). 334 Section One — Most Serious Problems Most Litigated Legislative Most Serious Appendices Case Advocacy Issues Recommendations Problems A Proactive Approach to Developing a Government-Issued Debit Card MSP #19 to Receive Tax Refunds Will Benefit Unbanked Taxpayers In addition, the National Taxpayer Advocate remains concerned about the incorporation of Most Serious Problem the existing Western Union MoneyWise prepaid card into the TaxWise preparation soft- ware used at most Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) sites. The IRS has partnered with several financial institutions to offer refunds on debit cards offered by VITA and Tax Counseling for the Elderly (TCE) organizations, but claims it does not endorse any particu- lar product. However, the IRS provides volunteer sites with free CCH TaxWise software, which incorporates a Western Union debit card product, and the terms associated with this particular product appear less favorable than for other products.7 The National Taxpayer Advocate requested a copy of the contract from the IRS, but the IRS declined to provide her with a copy of the contract unless CCH/TaxWise consented pursuant to an exemption to the Freedom of Information Act. The National Taxpayer Advocate plans to review the contract to effectively discharge her statutory tax administration duties.8 ANALYSIS OF PROBLEM A Government-Sponsored Nationwide Debit Card Program for Tax Refunds Would Benefit Both Taxpayers and Tax Administration. A nationwide debit card program to distribute tax refunds benefits both unbanked taxpay- ers and the government.9 Taxpayers would benefit in the following ways: ■■ Quick Refund Turnaround and Minimal Cost. An electronic refund (coupled with electronic filing) is the fastest refund delivery mechanism. Direct deposit is an ideal method of receipt, with no cost to the taxpayer. Unbanked taxpayers cannot benefit from the use of direct deposit and consequently have no way to receive refunds elec- tronically, quickly, and free. As a result, they must either wait longer to receive refunds by paper check, and potentially incur high check-cashing fees, or purchase a high-cost commercial refund delivery product. If the system were planned properly, taxpayers would not incur high fees to access funds deposited onto a government-sponsored debit card. To illustrate the importance of quick refund turnaround and low cost access to refunds, it is necessary to understand the financial status of the unbanked and 7 Western Union MoneyWise Prepaid MasterCard Overview, http://cchsfs-taxwise.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/382/~/western-union-mon- eywise-prepaid-mastercard-overview (last visited Sept. 9, 2012); Government Accountability Office (GAO), GAO-11-481, 2011 Tax Filing: IRS Dealt with Challenges to Date but Needs Additional Authority to Verify Compliance 38 (Mar. 2011). 8 The Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) is a law ensuring public access to U.S. government records. 5 U.S.C. § 552. However, the Act provides several exemptions to the general presumption of mandatory disclosure. Section 552(b)(4) exempts from disclosure “[t]rade secrets and commercial or financial information obtained from a person and privileged or confidential.” IRM 11.3.13.9.2(8) (Jan. 1, 2006) provides “Contracts and related records, including evaluative records, concerning the purchase of goods and services are agency records, but they may contain trade secrets and commercial or financial information which is privileged or confidential. Vendors frequently provide the government with more information concerning their products or services than they would make available in ordinary trade.” See also Treas. Reg. § 601.702(g) (requiring notice of a request to the contractor); Treas. Reg. § 301.9000- 3(b)(2), -4(f) (regarding disclosures in connection with testimony before Congress). Accordingly, the National Taxpayer Advocate has the authority to review the agency record upon providing appropriate assurances that we will not disclose any confidential information to the public. 9 GAO, GAO-11-481, 2011 Tax Filing: IRS Dealt with Challenges to Date but Needs Additional Authority to Verify Compliance 4 (Mar. 31, 2011). For a com- prehensive discussion of prepaid card features, see Michelle Jun, Consumers Union, Prepaid Cards: Second-Tier Bank Account Substitutes (Sept. 2010). Taxpayer Advocate Service — 2012 Annual Report to Congress — Volume One 335 Most Serious Legislative Most Litigated Case Advocacy Appendices Problems Recommendations Issues A Proactive Approach to Developing a Government-Issued Debit Card to Receive Tax Refunds Will Benefit Unbanked Taxpayers underbanked. The following table sets forth the income levels and average refund amounts for these populations: TABLE 1.19.1, Financial Status of the Unbanked and Underbanked Population10 Percentage of Average/Median Total Number of Individual Household Percentage of Underbanked Refund in Income Income Tax Returns in this Annual Income Level Unbanked Population Population Range Income Level Less than $15,000 55.8 % 17.5% $1,247 / $539 35.3 million $15,000 to $30,000 26.1% 23.3% $2,454 / $1,430 30.2 million More than $30,000 18.1% 59.2% $2,066 / $1,730 76 million ■■ Improve Financial Literacy. A debit card program would improve the financial literacy of taxpayers by providing the unbanked with access to an ongoing financial account to obtain banking services, i.e., a steppingstone to becoming comfortable with financial institutions and banking activity. ■■ Fraud Protection. Debit cards can protect taxpayers whose cards are lost or stolen. Commercial debit cards have recently been used to commit fraud.11 Identity thieves obtain Social Security numbers, file returns using the real taxpayer’s name and a ficti- tious income, buy a commercial debit card, and ask the IRS to issue the refund to that card. Law enforcement officials have suggested the IRS prohibit use of debit cards to curtail the fraudulent activity. However, the government can work with the private sec- tor, which has experience in managing debit and credit card
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