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IRS' aging tech infrastructure is costing money and putting taxpayers at risk
As the agency tasked with managing the nation's tax infrastructure, the IRS is caught in a technological time warp, struggling to keep pace with the demands of...
Despite spending hundreds of millions of dollars on updates over the years, an audit has found that the IRS still lacks a clear strategy to modernize these legacy systems, leaving taxpayers vulnerable to delays and security risks. The decision to close the office has been criticized in a new report by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA), which warns that without a dedicated program, the IRS will continue to struggle with rising IT costs and increased security risks. According to TIGTA, the remaining two strategies were poorly executed and lacked the necessary strategic oversight for managing legacy systems – a responsibility that the now-defunct Technology Retirement Office was meant to handle.
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