IRS aims for fully digital tax filing by 2025 to expedite refunds

The IRS plans to digitize all taxpayer documents and achieve paperless processing for all tax returns by 2025.
The initiative will allow taxpayers to submit forms and correspondence online starting in 2024.
Going paperless is expected to eliminate up to 200 million pieces of paper annually.
Digitizing documents will cut processing times, speed up refunds, reduce errors, and improve customer service.
The modernization effort is funded by the Inflation Reduction Act, but sustained funding from Congress is needed.