IRS Yanks Data Security Guidance for State Revenue Agencies (1)

The IRS has removed guidance from its website that directs state, local, and tribal governments on their data security responsibilities when handling federal tax information, raising questions for some revenue directors about the federal agency’s objectives.

IRS has pulled down Publication 1075, Tax Information Security Guidelines for Federal, State and Local Agencies (Rev. 11-2021). The webpage that previously hosted the guidelines now reads “Page Not Found.”

An IRS spokesperson declined to comment, but the agency acknowledged the guidance is offline in an emailed message to all state revenue departments, said New Mexico Secretary of Taxation and Revenue Stephanie Schardin Clarke. ...