FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA)
FOIA Contact:
Robert M. Silber
Tax Division
Department of Justice
P.O. Box 227
Ben Franklin Station
Washington, DC 20044
(202) 307-0462
Conventional Reading Room:
Call (202) 307-0462 for access instructions.
Electronic Reading Room:
This includes records created by the Tax Division on or after November 1, 1996 and/or earlier records now converted to electronic
format.
Component Description:
The Tax Division's chief activity is to represent the Internal Revenue Service in civil and criminal litigation. It also represents other Federal agencies which may have problems with state and local taxing authorities. Consequently, information which is maintained by the Tax Division pertains mainly to civil and criminal tax litigation, either actual or contemplated. This
information is stored in files which are indexed in central classification systems under the names of the individuals or entities who are parties to the litigation. In addition, there is some information maintained by the Tax Division which relates to various procedures and guidelines relevant to the processing of tax cases, as well as files on its administrative functions.
DOJ Reference Guide
A comprehensive guide to the FOIA that serves as a handbook for obtaining information from the Department.
Special information required to make a FOIA request:
None
Publicly available information for which a FOIA
request is not required:
Criminal Tax Manual, Judgment and Collection Manual, and Settlement Reference Manual.
If interested in such information, please contact the office
listed above.
Major
Information Systems