Disclosure Guide for Government Employees

Disclosure Guide for Government Employees (8 minutes)
This is a video presentation published by the U.S. Internal Revenue Service Office of Safeguards. This video companion to Pub 4761 provides state tax and federal agency employees with basic information about: the provisions of § 6103 that protect tax returns and return information and the civil and criminal penalties for unauthorized accesses or disclosures.
As a DOTAX employee, you need to understand the responsibilities the law imposes on you to protect federal tax information (FTI). This video will help you learn more about these obligations and how they affect what you do.
Public trust and confidence in your agency is very important, just as it is for employees of the IRS. Trust is a cornerstone of voluntary compliance. If taxpayers can´t comfortably share their private financial and other personal information with us, they´re less likely to be completely forthcoming in their dealings with us.
There are laws written to safeguard that data apply to you as agency employees. These laws impose serious responsibilities on individuals having access to sensitive information and can result in severe penalties if willfully violated.