'We anticipate expanding scanning of more paper returns in the near future, saving time and creating efficiencies for taxpayers, the business community as well as tax professionals and the IRS.'ĭigital scanning is part of a larger effort underway at the IRS to transform the agency and make improvements for taxpayers. 'This expansion of scanning is another milestone for the IRS as we work to transform the agency,' said Acting IRS Commissioner Doug O'Donnell. The scanning effort is part of a multi-form, multi-solution scanning initiative known as Digital Intake. This effort will expand soon to include scanning of Forms 1040 as well as Forms 941. In a major step in the new Digital Intake scanning initiative, the IRS has already scanned more than 120,000 paper Forms 940 since the start of 2023, this is a twenty-fold increase compared to all of 2022. WASHINGTON - As part of ongoing transformation efforts, the Internal Revenue Service announced today the successful expansion of digital scanning.

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