devise effective ways to improve compliance and can concentrate its resources on the principal non-compliance areas. The funds requested will allow a significant increase in the quality and volume of work accomplishment. Following are brief explanations and tables of the anticipated effect of these funds on each activity: 1. Rulings, technical planning, and special technical services. This activity of the Service interprets statutory provisions; issues rulings; prepares regulations and Treasury decisions; develops tax return forms and taxpayer instructions; conducts continuing research on tax loopholes, inequities and related problems and drafts remedial legislation for Treasury consideration; provides special technical services; and assists in negotiation of treaties. with foreign governments. 6. Taxpayer conferences and appeals.-This activity performs formal appellate work on protested cases of tax liability, interest, and penalties. It considers claims and appealed offers in compromise which have been rejected by district directors. It performs final technical review for the Commissioner of refunds of overpayments in excess of $100 thousand. Cases closed totaled 22,445 in 1962, the estimate for 1963 is 22,800, and for 1964 is 23,200. 7. Legal services.-All legal services of the Service are performed by this activity. It issues legal opinions for the guidance of Service officers, defends the United States in cases before the Tax Court, reviews refunds or overassessments in excess of $100 thousand, and recommends, as to prosecution by the Department of Justice, on civil and criminal suits. Litigation: SELECTED WORKLOAD DATA Tax Court cases (including Courts of 1962 actual 1963 estimate 1964 estimate 6,310 [In thousands] District Court cases.... 1,177 Enforcement: 1962 actual 1963 estimate 1964 estimate Tax returns filed-all types. 1,850 Alcohol and tobacco tax cases. 4,283 4,600 4,600 Individual income tax verifications.. Claims: Individual income tax refunds scheduled.. Claims against estates, bankruptcy and Notices issued for accounts receivable. receivership proceedings, collections, Taxpayer delinquent accounts issued lien cases, etc.. Taxpayer delinquent accounts closed. Delinquent returns secured (service total). 8. Inspection. The internal audit and internal security functions of the Service are carried out by this activity. It investigates applicants for enrollment to practice before the Treasury Department and also investigates charges against enrolled practitioners. SELECTED WORKLOAD DATA 1962 actual 305 8.211 745 3,461 Internal audit examinations. Internal security investigations. Enrollment investigations.... 1963 estimate 1964 estimate 379 385 8,430 7,740 750 750 5. Alcohol and tobacco tax regulatory work. Under the laws relating to liquor, tobacco, and firearms, this activity Statistical reports issued (tables and text determines the relevant tax liability, regulates the opera This Service is responsible for investigation of counterfeiting of currency, specie, and securities; forgery and conversion of Government checks and bonds; and noncriminal cases as directed by the Secretary of the Treasury. The protection of the President of the United States, his immediate family, the President elect, the Vice President or other officer next in the order of succession to the office of the President, the Vice President elect and the protection of the former President, at his request, for a reasonable period after he leaves office is also covered by this appropriation. NUMBER OF CASES CLOSED Financing: New obligational authority (proposed supplemental appropriation). 131 1311 Under existing legislation, 1963.—An additional amount will be required to cover the cost of Public Law 87-829, approved October 15, 1962. SALARIES AND EXPENSES, WHITE HOUSE POLICE For necessary expenses of the White House Police, including uniforms and equipment, [and for performing such protective duties in the White House areas of the Executive Office Building as the Secretary may prescribe, $1,216,000 $1,732,000. (76 Stat. 95; 3 U.S.C. 203 (a) as amended; 5 U.S.C. 258(a); Treasury Department Appropriation Act, 1963.) Program and Financing (in thousands of dollars) Program by activities: Protection of White House, Executive Office Building and grounds (program costs, funded)... Change in selected resources 1 Total obligations... New obligational authority New obligational authority: 11 Personnel compensation: Appropriation..... Permanent positions... 3.419 Other personnel compensation.. 168 Proposed supplemental due to pay increases. 1 Selected resources as of June 30 are as follows: Unpaid undelivered orders.. 46 57 Total selected resources. |