Ideas for partnerships with state agencies often arise from current IRS program priorities. Combining IRS and state training needs is another FedState activity, and can also become a source for additional FedState projects. The Service Center FedState Program Manager is an integral member of the FedState team. Meeting regularly with the district and the state, he or she will suggest and coordinate service center projects and also serve as an advisor to district offices on service center issues. The Service Center FedState Program Manager is an invaluable asset to the district in coordinating new projects or activities requiring Service Center assistance.
Many projects interact primarily with service center processes.
For example the FEIN project impacts directly on the service center responsibility of issuing Employer Identification Numbers to new businesses. Others such as using state data to close unproductive TDIs depend on the service center as a support partner to the district. Service center assistance is generally invaluable in projects where data sharing is present. Data manipulation and matching state and IRS databases can often be accomplished at the service center when the district office does not have the automation capability to carry out this facet of a project. Internal Revenue Manual Hndbk.