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Update on SOI’s Joint Research Program. Research, Analysis and Statistics. 2012 Joint Research Program Highlights. Submissions closed December 2011 51 research proposals: 31 – Individual income taxes 10 – Corporations 5 – Corporation and non-corporate businesses combined
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Update on SOI’s Joint Research Program Research,Analysis and Statistics
2012 Joint Research Program Highlights • Submissions closed December 2011 • 51 research proposals: • 31 – Individual income taxes • 10 – Corporations • 5 – Corporation and non-corporate businesses combined • 5 – Estate taxes or the relationship between income wealth • Applicants from: • Academia • Non-profit research organizations • Government agencies
2012 Joint Research Program Highlights • SOI selected 16 projects: • 4 Corporations (+1 deferred by the researcher) • 3 Estate tax • 8 Individual income tax • Office of Research selected 3 projects • Treasury’s Office of Tax Analysis is supporting 1 project
2012 Joint Research Program Highlights • Data access arrangements: • 9 projects are joint with staff handling all data access. • Performed under a simple Memorandum of Understanding outlining project and products • Many of these are well underway • 2 will be presented at fall NTA meetings • 5 projects conducted under Intergovernmental Personnel Mobility Act arrangements • Researcher becomes an unpaid employee of SOI for research project • 1 underway, 3 in processing, ! on hold • 6 projects conducted under zero-dollar contractual agreements with research teams
2012 Joint Research Program Highlights • All projects are assigned to an SOI subject matter expert • Serve as technical resource • Monitor all aspects of the project to ensure compliance with: • Applicable data access and security standards • Agreed project scope • Review all interim and final products for compliance with data use and contract guidelines before release to the public
SOI Joint Research Program - Future • Committed to a robust, ongoing program of joint projects with researchers outside of RAS • Compiling best practices and lessons learned from 2012 program to improve administrative processes • Plan to announce new call for proposals in late FY2013, resources permitting
Questions? • Contact: • Barry.W.Johnson@irs.gov • (202) 874-0316