The Internal Revenue Service would have to create a fellowship program by September 30, 2026, to recruit data scientists from the private sector into a task force working alongside tax lawyers and auditors. Fellows would serve 2 to 4 year terms, earning at least the pay of a senior federal employee (GS-15), with unlimited one-year extensions and a path to permanent IRS hiring. The task force, staffed by at least 10 fellows, would build data-driven tools to pick audit targets, flag offshore tax evasion, and train IRS staff on analytics. Congress would receive an annual report starting one year after the first fellowship is awarded, covering the program's costs, benefits, and any revenue gains from its work. The change mainly affects IRS operations and taxpayers who become audit targets through the new analytics tools.
Transparency & Accountability
- IRS fellowship program reporting — Annual report to Congress on program costs, benefits, and audit outcomes required
Congressional Summary
Taxpayer Workforce Modernization ActThis bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to supportaudit case selection and effectiveness,efforts to address offshore tax evasion,use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in tax administration, andvarious training and educational efforts.The bill defines a qualified data scientist as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.
Details
- Congress
- 119th
- Chamber
- House
- Status
- summarized
- Action
- Introduced in House
- Action Date
- 2026-03-18
- Date Added
- 2026-07-10
- Source
- Congress.gov →
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