With IRA funds set to run out in FY2026, the tax agency says it will have to pare back its digitization efforts absent additional appropriations.

Danny Werfel said the agency is looking to employ AI solutions to improve customer service and enhance enforcement efforts.

The tax agency’s estimates for its electronic filing pilot didn’t include start-up costs for the technology behind the system.

A report from the Treasury Department estimates that Inflation Reduction Act funding for IT and customer service modernization at the tax agency will contribute to an up…

Rajiv Uppal, set to join the agency in 2024 as CIO, is one of four chiefs as part of the IRS’s change in management structure.

The agency also announced progress on digitization efforts and says it has collected more than $122 million in 100 cases of high-income individuals who have ducked tax…

Direct File, the agency’s “limited-scope pilot,” will enable eligible taxpayers in Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Nevada, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Washington and…

The effort will focus on 1,600 taxpayers who have incomes above $1 million that have more than $250,000 in tax debt and large, complex business partnerships that…

According to the agency, the modernization program will eliminate up to 200 million pieces of paper annually and expedite refunds by several weeks.

The agency expects to deliver the report to Congress in May.