Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 32,16 MB
Release : 2007
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ISBN : 9781422397541
Author : United States Government Accountability Office
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 29,28 MB
Release : 2017-09-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781976394386
Farmers receive about $20 billion annually in federal farm program payments, which go to individuals and "entities," including corporations, partnerships, and estates. Under certain conditions, estates may receive payments for the first 2 years after an individual's death. For later years, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) must determine that the estate is not being kept open for payments. As requested, GAO evaluated the extent to which USDA (1) follows its regulations that are intended to provide reasonable assurance that farm program payments go only to eligible estates and (2) makes improper payments to deceased individuals. GAO reviewed a nonrandom sample of estates based, in part, on the amount of payments an estate received and compared USDA's databases that identify payment recipients with individuals the Social Security Administration listed as deceased.
Author : United States Accounting Office (GAO)
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 10,69 MB
Release : 2018-05-15
Category :
ISBN : 9781719184540
Federal Farm Programs: USDA Needs to Strengthen Management Controls to Prevent Improper Payments to Estates and Deceased Individuals
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Publisher :
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 28,49 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Agricultural subsidies
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Author : United States. Government Accountability Office
Publisher :
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 47,80 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Agricultural subsidies
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Author : Lisa Shames
Publisher :
Page : 10 pages
File Size : 38,81 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Agricultural subsidies
ISBN :
Author : Lisa Shames
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 27,56 MB
Release : 2009-06
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1437911595
Farmers receive $16 billion annually in federal farm program payments. These payments go to 2 million recipients, both individuals and entities. It has been reported that the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) did not ensure that these payments went only to those who meet eligibility requirements. This report evaluates: (1) how effectively USDA implemented 2002 Farm Bill provisions prohibiting payments to individuals or entities whose income exceeded $2.5 million and who derived less than 75% of that income from farming, ranching, or forestry operations; (2) the impact of the 2008 Farm Bill's income eligibility provisions on individuals who receive farm payments; and (3) the dist. of income of these individuals compared with all 2006 tax filers. Ill.
Author :
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 14 pages
File Size : 45,31 MB
Release :
Category :
ISBN : 9781422329283
Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Appropriations. Subcommittee on Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies
Publisher :
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 45,44 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Rural development
ISBN :
Author : Daniel Garcia-Diaz
Publisher :
Page : 31 pages
File Size : 48,36 MB
Release : 2013-08-30
Category :
ISBN : 9781457847981
The U.S. Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) spends about $20 billion annually on federal programs that support farm income, conserve natural resources, and help farmers manage risks from natural disasters, benefiting over 1 million participants. Given their cost and continuing nationwide budget pressures, these programs have come under increasing scrutiny. One concern has been the distribution of benefits to ineligible participants, including potentially improper payments to deceased individuals, which may call into question whether these farm safety net programs are benefiting the agricultural sector as intended. This report evaluated USDA controls over payments to the deceased. It examines the extent to which procedures are in place to prevent (1) the Farm Service Agency (FSA) and (2) the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) from making potentially improper payments to deceased individuals and (3) the Risk Management Agency (RMA) from providing potentially improper subsidies on behalf of deceased individuals. This is a print on demand report.
