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Treasury Found $99M In Dead Person Payments

Treasury Found $99M In Dead Person Payments

A new federal payment screen turned death records into a real-time control test.

Larry Olson
July 22, 2026

The federal government just caught a payment problem before the cash went out. That matters for CPAs because the cleanest audit finding is the one a client prevents before it hits the bank.

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