S 452
BARCODE Efficiency Act
Jurisdiction
US Congress
Session
119th Congress (2025-2026)
Last updated at
Jun 14, 2026, 8:44 AM
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Bill overview
This bill, the Barcode Automation for Revenue Collection Act, requires the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to use barcodes and optical character recognition (OCR) technology to digitize certain federal tax return information and correspondence received in paper format. Specifically, electronically prepared tax returns must include scannable barcodes, and the IRS must convert paper returns and correspondence to electronic format using OCR. However, the IRS can opt-out of using these technologies if they are deemed slower or less reliable than manual processes, provided they report this decision to Congress.
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