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2018-2019 Agency Priority Goals


Fraud Prevention

Goal Leader: Charles P. Rettig, Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service

Goal Statement: Reduce the amount of unprotected identity theft tax refunds paid by 2% by December 31, 2019 (based on data reporting lag).

Goal Action Plans & Progress Updates


Improved Business Qualification/Permitting Process (TTB)

Goal Leader: Mary Ryan, Acting Administrator, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau, Department of the Treasury

Goal Statement: Reduce average approval times for alcohol and tobacco business permits by at least 20 percent (from 96 days to 75 days) and achieve the 75-day standard for 85 percent of applicants by September 30, 2019.

Goal Action Plans & Progress Updates


U.S.-Mexico Strategic Dialogue on Illicit Finance (SDIF)

Goal Leader: Marshall Billingslea, Assistant Secretary, Office of Terrorism and Financial Intelligence, Department of the Treasury

Goal Statement: By September 2019, increase U.S. and Mexican effectiveness against transnational criminal organizations (TCOs), including drug trafficking organizations (DTOs), operating in the United States and Mexico through the Strategic Dialogue on Illicit Finance (SDIF) that focuses on taking enforcement actions, sharing key illicit finance information, safeguarding our financial systems against threats, and increasing the effectiveness and capacity of AML/CFT regimes.

Goal Action Plans & Progress Updates