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Direct File: IRS Successfully Piloted Online Tax Filing but Opportunities Exist to Expand Access

GAO-25-106933
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3 Open Recommendations
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure IRS's planned research on potential Direct File users includes research questions that will allow the agency to collect data that can be used to prioritize the development of new capabilities for Direct File. (Recommendation 3)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure relevant officials collaborate on recruiting and training customer service representatives for Direct File and document an annual process for recruiting and training employees. (Recommendation 1)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should continue to coordinate with state revenue agencies to expand taxpayer access to Direct File and, as necessary, take steps to ensure the availability of the federal Direct File program to eligible taxpayers in all states. (Recommendation 2)
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Direct File: IRS Successfully Piloted Online Tax Filing but Opportunities Exist to Expand Access

GAO-25-106933
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should identify additional data that could be prepopulated in Direct File returns and develop a plan for testing the accuracy of prepopulating the data and its effect on the taxpayer experience. (Recommendation 4)
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Federal Telework: Selected Agencies Need to Evaluate the Potential Effects on Agency Performance

GAO-25-106316
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should evaluate IRS's telework program so that the agency can identify problems or issues with the program and make appropriate adjustments, and assess the effects of telework on agency performance. (Recommendation 2)
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Tax Administration: IRS Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prepare for New Information Reporting Requirements

GAO-24-107028
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure the Communication and Liaison Office and the Office of Digital Asset Initiative consult with the offices implementing the lowered Form 1099-K reporting threshold and incorporate any lessons learned and effective outreach strategies into their communication strategy for the new digital asset reporting requirements. (Recommendation 3)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should update IRS's policies and procedures to require a documented risk assessment for substantive tax administration decisions and include guidance on when these assessments are needed, such as when a decision could affect a large number of taxpayers or when decisions could generate congressional or oversight scrutiny. (Recommendation 1)
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure the Communication and Liaison Office and the Office of Digital Asset Initiative update their Communication Strategy to include periodic evaluation of their outreach and education efforts to assess whether they are meeting the agency's goals and providing timely, understandable, readily available, and accessible information to tax professionals, industry, and taxpayers. (Recommendation 4)
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Tax Administration: IRS Needs to Take Additional Actions to Prepare for New Information Reporting Requirements

GAO-24-107028
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1 Open Recommendations
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure offices implementing the lowered Form 1099-K reporting threshold develop and implement a process to comprehensively and systematically document stakeholder feedback. (Recommendation 2)
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IRS Workforce: Actions Needed to Address Barriers to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility

GAO-24-105785
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1 Open Recommendations
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Internal Revenue Service The Commissioner of Internal Revenue should ensure that the Office of Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion conducts a comprehensive assessment of and develops recommendations to address staffing issues hampering its ability to perform barrier analyses. (Recommendation 4)
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