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BARCODE Efficiency Act

What this bill does

  • The bill requires the IRS to use barcodes and scanning technology to digitize printed tax returns and paper correspondence.
  • This affects taxpayers who file paper returns and the IRS processing operations.
  • The IRS must implement this unless the technology is slower or less reliable than current methods, with reporting to Congress required.

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    How would barcode scanning technology reduce the backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns currently facing the IRS?

  2. 02

    What are the upfront costs to implement barcode scanning, and how might those expenses compare to long-term savings?

  3. 03

    Which taxpayers might face delays or complications if the IRS transitions from manual processing to automated barcode systems?

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Todd Young

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Introduced 2025-02-06

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-02-06 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

  2. 2025-02-06 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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