With 2023 tax season in the rearview, IRS commissioner eyes expansion of AI capabilities
Danny Werfel said the agency is looking to employ AI solutions to improve customer service and enhance enforcement efforts.
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IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel speaking at the Scoop News Group-produced UiPath On Tour: Public Sector Event in Washington, D.C. (Credit: Event Photography of North America Corporation (EPNAC)) AI -
The Salesforce Tower in New York City, March 7, 2019. (REUTERS / Brendan McDermid) Acquisition Salesforce launches ‘Einstein 1’ generative AI tool for government
Launch comes as the company has seen interest in artificial intelligence tools “spike” among its public sector customers.
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(Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) Modernization IRS needs to move quicker on its IT modernization planning, GAO says
The tax agency is behind on completing the enterprise roadmap for its technology objective, the congressional watchdog reported.
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A view of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) Modernization IRS leadership changes include move to better align IT with business units
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.
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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel speaks during his swearing in ceremony at the IRS Headquarters on April 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) Modernization IRS is making progress on its digitization efforts, commissioner says
Danny Werfel said Inflation Reduction Act funds have helped the tax agency in myriad ways, moving “from a non-modern environment to a modern environment.”
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The IRS headquarters in Washington D.C.. (Getty Images) Workforce CMS’s Rajiv Uppal to take on CIO role at IRS
Uppal, who currently leads the Office of Information Technology at CMS, will join the IRS as its chief information officer.
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A view of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) Tech IRS plans to test modernized taxpayer data system after 2024 filing season
Commissioner Daniel Werfel told lawmakers that the IRS plans to begin running a modernized system to replace its Individual Master File (IMF) in parallel with the legacy system next year.
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Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Danny Werfel speaks during his swearing in ceremony at the IRS Headquarters on April 4, 2023 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Bonnie Cash/Getty Images) AI IRS to use AI to crack down on millionaires and large business partnerships that owe back taxes
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 have more than $10 billion in assets that owe the government large sums.
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The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. (Image credit: iStock / Getty Images). Modernization IRS must improve oversight of third-party cybersecurity, watchdog says
GAO disagrees with officials that the agency needs further statutory authority to establish new security requirements for the IT systems of paid preparers and other filers.
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Acting IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel takes his seat prior to a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee on June 27, 2013 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Tech IRS launches digitization effort to go paperless by 2025
According to the agency, the modernization program will eliminate up to 200 million pieces of paper annually and expedite refunds by several weeks.