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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)

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.”

Dec 8, 2023 By Caroline Nihill

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

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

IRS touts new programs to curb tax avoidance by large foreign-based corporations

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…

Oct 23, 2023 By Matt Bracken

Pink banners adorn The National Archives Building on the first day of the National Cherry Blossom Festival and the first weekend of Spring on March 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shannon Finney/Getty Images)

National Archives digitizes 200 million pages of government records

As part of its latest strategic plan, NARA intends to move a total of 500 million pages online by 2026.

Oct 27, 2022 By Nihal Krishan

Exterior entrance of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington D.C. (Image Credit: U.S. Chamber of Commerce).

Paper forms cost government $38.7B annually says US Chamber of Commerce

The organization finds federal agencies processed 9,858 unique forms and more than 106 billion total between September 2021 and August 2022.

Oct 17, 2022 By Dave Nyczepir