Tax Information Security Guidelines For Federal, State and ...

Publication 1075

Tax Information Security Guidelines

For Federal, State

and Local Agencies

Safeguards for Protecting Federal Tax Returns and Return Information

IRS Mission Statement Provide America's taxpayers top-quality service by helping them understand and meet

their tax responsibilities and enforce the law with integrity and fairness to all.

Office of Safeguards Mission Statement The Mission of Safeguards is to promote taxpayer confidence in the integrity of the tax system by ensuring the confidentiality of IRS information provided to federal, state, and

local agencies. Safeguards verifies compliance with Internal Revenue Code (IRC) ? 6103(p)(4) safeguard requirements through the identification and mitigation of any risk of

loss, breach or misuse of Federal Tax Information (FTI) held by external government agencies.

Office of Safeguards Vision Statement To serve as a trusted advisor to our Partners, ensuring they have full understanding and insight into FTI requirements and their risk profile, obtain consistent and timely guidance from a "single voice" and receive service and support that is aligned to their risk profile.

We will drive the customer experience and FTI compliance via a collaborative and empowered culture and a cross-trained workforce that is built around a risk-based operating model that integrates infrastructure and processes to enable efficient and

effective operations.

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Contents

IRS Mission Statement_________________________________________________ 2 Office of Safeguards Mission Statement __________________________________ 2 Office of Safeguards Vision Statement ___________________________________ 2 Highlights for November 2021 Revision__________________________________ 12 Security and Privacy Control Table _____________________________________ 17 INTRODUCTION _____________________________________________________ 23

General__________________________________________________________________ 23 Overview of Publication 1075_________________________________________________ 24 SAFEGUARD RESOURCES____________________________________________ 24 Safeguards Website ________________________________________________________ 24 Safeguards Mailbox ________________________________________________________ 25 KEY DEFINITIONS ___________________________________________________ 25 Federal Tax Information _____________________________________________________ 25 Return and Return Information________________________________________________ 26 Personally Identifiable Information (PII) _________________________________________26 Information Received from Taxpayers or Third Parties _____________________________27 Access __________________________________________________________________ 27 Cloud Computing __________________________________________________________ 27 Inadvertent Access_________________________________________________________ 27 Inadvertent Disclosure ______________________________________________________ 27 Incidental Access __________________________________________________________ 27 Unauthorized Access _______________________________________________________ 27 Unauthorized Disclosure ____________________________________________________ 28 Need-to-Know ____________________________________________________________ 28 Adverse Action ____________________________________________________________ 28 Disciplinary Action _________________________________________________________ 28 Personnel Sanction ________________________________________________________ 28 1.0 FEDERAL TAX INFORMATION, REVIEWS and OTHER REQUIREMENTS ____ 29 1.1 General _________________________________________________________ 29 1.2 Authorized Use of FTI _____________________________________________ 29 1.3 Secure Data Transfer ______________________________________________ 30 1.4 State Tax Agency Limitations _______________________________________ 30

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1.5 Coordinating Safeguards within an Agency ___________________________ 31

1.6 Safeguard Reviews _______________________________________________ 31

1.6.1 Before the Review _____________________________________________________ 31

1.6.2 During the Review _____________________________________________________ 32

1.6.3 After the Review ______________________________________________________ 32

1.7 Termination of FTI ________________________________________________ 33

1.7.1 Agency Request ______________________________________________________ 33

1.7.1.1 Termination Documentation _______________________________________________ 33

1.7.1.2 Archiving FTI Procedure __________________________________________________ 34

1.7.2 FTI Suspension, Termination and Administrative Review_______________________34

1.8 Reporting Improper Inspections or Disclosures ________________________ 34

1.8.1 Terms ______________________________________________________________ 34

1.8.1.1 Data Incident ____________________________________________________________ 34

1.8.1.2 Data Breach _____________________________________________________________ 35

1.8.2 General _____________________________________________________________ 35

1.8.3 Office of Safeguards Notification Process___________________________________36

1.8.4 Incident Response Procedures ___________________________________________ 37

1.8.5 Incident Response Notification to Impacted Individuals ________________________37

1.9 Disclosure to Other Persons ________________________________________ 38

1.9.1 General _____________________________________________________________ 38

1.9.2 Authorized Disclosure Precautions ________________________________________38

1.9.3 External Personnel Security _____________________________________________ 38

1.9.4 Disclosing FTI to Contractors or Sub-Contractors_____________________________38

1.9.5 Re-Disclosure Agreements ______________________________________________ 40

1.10 Return Information in Statistical Reports ____________________________ 40

1.10.1 General ____________________________________________________________ 40

1.10.2 Making a Request under IRC ? 6103(j)____________________________________41

1.10.3 State Tax Agency Statistical Analysis _____________________________________41

2.0 PHYSICAL SECURITY REQUIREMENTS ______________________________ 42

2.A Recordkeeping Requirement ? IRC ? 6103(p)(4)(A) _____________________ 42 2.A.1 General _____________________________________________________________ 42 2.A.2 Logs of FTI (Electronic and Non-Electronic Receipts) _________________________42 Figure 1 ? Sample FTI Logs__________________________________________________ 43 2.A.3 Converted Media______________________________________________________ 43 2.A.4 Recordkeeping of Disclosures to State Auditors______________________________43 2.B Secure Storage ? IRC ? 6103(p)(4)(B) ________________________________ 43

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2.B.1 General _____________________________________________________________ 43

2.B.2 Minimum Protection Standards___________________________________________ 44

Table 1 ? Minimum Protection Standards _______________________________________44

2.B.3 Restricted Area Access_________________________________________________ 45

2.B.3.1 Visitor Access Logs ______________________________________________________ 45

Figure 2 ? Visitor Access Log ____________________________________________________ 46

2.B.3.2 Authorized Access List ___________________________________________________ 46

2.B.3.3 Controlling Access to Areas Containing FTI __________________________________ 47

2.B.3.4 Control and Safeguarding Keys and Combinations ____________________________ 47

2.B.3.5 Locking Systems for Secured Areas ________________________________________ 48

2.B.4 FTI in Transit_________________________________________________________ 48

2.B.4.1 Security During Office Moves ______________________________________________ 48

2.B.5 Physical Security of Computers, Electronic and Removable Media _______________48

2.B.6 Media Off-Site Storage Requirements _____________________________________49

2.B.7 Alternate Work Site ____________________________________________________ 49

2.B.7.1 Equipment ______________________________________________________________ 49

2.B.7.2 Storing Data ____________________________________________________________ 50

2.B.7.3 Other Safeguards ________________________________________________________ 50

2.C Restricting Access ? IRC ? 6103(p)(4)(C) _____________________________ 50

2.C.1 General _____________________________________________________________ 50

2.C.2 Policies and Procedures ________________________________________________ 51

2.C.3 Background Investigation Minimum Requirements ___________________________53

2.C.3.1 Background Investigation Requirement Implementation _______________________ 54

2.C.4 Personnel Actions_____________________________________________________ 54

2.C.4.1 Personnel Transfer_______________________________________________________ 54

2.C.4.2 Personnel Sanctions _____________________________________________________ 55

2.C.4.3 Personnel Termination____________________________________________________ 55

2.C.5 Commingling of FTI ___________________________________________________ 55

2.C.5.1 Commingling of Electronic Media __________________________________________ 56

2.C.6 Access to FTI via State Tax Files or Through Other Agencies___________________56

2.C.7 Offshore Operations ___________________________________________________ 57

2.C.8 Controls Over Processing_______________________________________________ 57

2.C.8.1 Agency-owned and Operated Facility _______________________________________ 57

2.C.8.2 Agency, Contractor or Sub-Contractor Shared Facilities _______________________ 57

2.C.9 Service Level Agreements (SLA) _________________________________________58

2.C.10 Review Availability of Contractor and Sub-Contractor Facilities_________________59

2.C.11 Restricting Access ? Other Disclosures ___________________________________59

2.C.11.1 Child Support Agencies--IRC ?? 6103(l)(6), (l)(8) and (l)(10)____________________ 59

2.C.11.2 Human Services Agencies--IRC ? 6103(l)(7)_________________________________ 60

2.C.11.3 Deficit Reduction Agencies--IRC ? 6103(l)(10) _______________________________ 60

2.C.11.4 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services--IRC ? 6103(l)(12)(C) ______________ 60

2.C.11.5 Disclosures under IRC ? 6103(l)(20) ________________________________________ 60

2.C.11.6 Disclosures under IRC ? 6103(l)(21) ________________________________________ 60

2.C.11.7 Disclosures under IRC ? 6103(i) ___________________________________________ 61

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