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The Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations held a hearing entitled, “Medicare Doctors Who Cheat on Their Taxes and What Should Be Done About It.” This is the fourth hearing to result from a three year investigation conducted by the Subcommittee into federal contractors that provide goods or services to the federal government, but fail to pay their taxes. A 2004 hearing determined that 27,000 contractors with the Department of Defense had a tax debt totaling roughly $3 billion. A 2005 hearing determined that 33,000 contractors doing business with civilian federal agencies had unpaid taxes totaling $3.3 billion. In addition to examining contractors for DOD and civilian agencies, the Subcommittee has examined similar misconduct by contractors for the General Services Administration (GSA). A Subcommittee hearing in March 2006 determined that 3,800 GSA contractors collectively owed $1.4 billion in unpaid taxes. The March 20th hearing further explored the problem, focusing specifically on Medicare physicians and related suppliers that receive substantial income from the Federal government but do not pay the taxes that they owe.
Managing Director , Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Unit
U.S. Government Accountability Office
Assistant Director, Forensic Audits and Special Investigations Unit
U. S. Government Accountability Office
Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Commissioner, Financial Management Service
U.S. Department of the Treasury
Acting Administrator, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services