IRS Archives

A person promotes the Direct File pilot program at the Internal Revenue Service building on April 5, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Economic Security Project)

Cost estimates for IRS’s Direct File program were incomplete, GAO says

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

Apr 9, 2024 By Matt Bracken

How automation and AI are streamlining traditional government IT modernization

A new report highlights how automation and process mining tools give agencies, including USDA, IRS and the U.S. Navy, new abilities to modernize operations.

Mar 20, 2024 By Scoop News Group

The Internal Revenue Service Building is pictured in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Carol M. Highsmith/Buyenlarge/Getty Images)

Modernization efforts will bring billions in new revenue to IRS, analysis finds

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…

Feb 6, 2024 By Matt Bracken

The IRS Service Building on Constitution Avenue in Washington DC. (Image credit: iStock / Getty Images).

IRS changes public password policies to match NIST guidance

New guidance from the tax agency’s Office of Safeguards comes following a request from Sen. Wyden’s office.

Jan 26, 2024 By Matt Bracken

Sen. Tom Carper, D-Del., speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on March 7, 2023, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

Bipartisan Senate bill aims to more easily digitize paper tax return forms

The BARCODE Efficiency Act from Sens. Carper and Young calls for scannable 2D barcodes on paper returns, enabling the IRS to convert to a digital form and…

Jan 25, 2024 By Matt Bracken

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Getty Images)

IRS has compliance issues with government TikTok ban, report finds

According to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration, employees in the IRS’s Criminal Investigation division could still access the social media app on their computers and…

Dec 21, 2023 By Matt Bracken

A view of the IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

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.

Dec 14, 2023 By Matt Bracken

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

IRS seeks information as it plans to scale up its robotic processing automation program

The tax agency’s RPA program will process an estimated 35 to 50 automations each fiscal year.

Nov 28, 2023 By Matt Bracken

The IRS headquarters in Washington D.C.. (Getty Images)

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.

Nov 15, 2023 By Madison Alder

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C., is pictured on Feb. 26, 2022. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images)

IRS ahead of key digitization goals, but Yellen warns GOP cuts could hurt agency

Tax agency completes first goal of Paperless Processing Initiative as Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen cautions that Republicans’ proposed cuts to IRS funding would hamper efforts to continue…

Nov 8, 2023 By Nihal Krishan