Bill backed by 160 Democrats seeks rebirth of IRS’s Direct File
The legislation would make the free electronic filling tool a permanent program and bar the Treasury secretary from sabotaging it through other agreements.
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National Taxpayer Advocate pins some IRS modernization blame on procurement hurdles
In an annual report to Congress, Erin M. Collins details myriad IT acquisition issues the tax agency faces as it attempts to shift away from paper-based processes.
After timeout on modernization, IRS eyes new IT plans to ‘align’ with Trump admin
The tax agency slimmed down its strategic IT initiatives from 23 to nine and has promised to release “new strategic plans” for the work within a year,…
Lack of IRS transparency on AI jeopardizes public trust, advisory panel says
The agency has lost more than 25% of its workforce since the beginning of the Trump administration, per the Taxpayer Advocate Service.
Taxpayer Advocate Service on track for summer launch of new case management platform
Replacing a 20-year-old system with a new product called Phoenix should help the independent IRS body more efficiently manage its ever-growing caseload.
National Taxpayer Advocate calls on Congress to boost IRS modernization funds
Ahead of GOP takeover and calls for cuts to the tax agency, Erin M. Collins asks lawmakers to reallocate enforcement funds to tech system upgrades.
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IRS needs funding shift to continue ‘transformational’ modernization work, national taxpayer advocate says
In a new report, Erin M. Collins calls on Congress to allow the tax agency to reallocate funds from its enforcement budget to its modernization program.