D.C. scraps $120 million tax system
Source: Associated Press (DC), May 6, 2008 - 8:46am
The D.C. finance office will scrap a $120 million computerized tax system that was strongly criticized by auditors.
According to a report obtained by The (Washington) Examiner, the automated system routinely fails and forces workers to create duplicate reports by hand. The report says the system has left the city open to corruption and cost millions of dollars in uncollected revenue.
A spokesman for Accenture says auditors hired by the city did not understand the high-tech system, which led them to make critical errors.