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IRS CEO Frank Bisignano, center, talks with House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith, R-Mo., right, in the Longworth House Office Building on Capitol Hill on March 4, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

House passes two bills to modernize IRS operations

The BARCODE Efficiency Act and the Taxpayer Experience Improvement Act would embrace technology and help the IRS “be an agency more worthy of the taxpayers it serves.”

3 hours ago By Matt Bracken

Rep. Brad Schneider, D-Ill., speaks during a news conference on Dec. 3, 2025. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)

House lawmakers renew IRS push to digitize paper returns

The BARCODE Efficiency Act is a companion to 2025 Senate legislation requiring scannable code on paper forms and the use of optical character recognition tech.

Jan 9, 2026 By Matt Bracken

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

Federal workforce cuts would curb IRS modernization, former National Taxpayer Advocate says

House Oversight Democrats raised concerns about the future of modernization at the agency and DOGE access to Treasury Department systems.

Feb 12, 2025 By Matt Bracken