Tax watchdog says IRS hasn’t completed key IPv6 modernization requirements
The agency hasn’t met some federal requirements for the transition to IPv6, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration found.
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House Republicans aim to end IRS’s Direct File in 2025 appropriations bill
A GOP policy rider zeroes out funding for government-run tax preparation software, a week after the agency said its free electronic filing program would be made permanent.
IRS makes Direct File permanent, with plans for expansion
The 2024 free electronic filing pilot program will continue indefinitely, “inviting all states” to participate next tax season.
IRS lays out modernization priorities, sounds alarm on funding shortfall
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.
IRS touts Direct File usage, while mulling the future of the program
Commissioner Danny Werfel said an announcement on the electronic filing program’s future will come later this spring.
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.
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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…
IRS: Free online filing program will be available in 2024 for eligible taxpayers in 13 states
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…