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.

Commissioner Danny Werfel said an announcement on the electronic filing program’s future will come later this spring.

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

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…

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…