IRS Announces Plans To (Almost) Go Paperless Beginning In 2024

During the pandemic, taxpayers saw photos from the IRS cafeteria in Austin, Texas, showing racks and racks of paper filling a room not generally used for storage. It was a glimpse of the tens of millions of pieces of paper that require manual processing at the IRS. But, IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel said, “It’s time to ensure that no cafeteria in the IRS ever looks like that again.”

Paperless Processing Initiative

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Werfel announced plans to do just that as part of its “paperless processing initiative.” The initiative is building on progress that has already begun, thanks to funding from the Inflation Reduction Act.