GAO Report: IRS AI Use Inventory

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Published March 24th, 2026

Detected March 24th, 2026

Summary

The GAO has released a supplement detailing the IRS's use of artificial intelligence as of June 2025. The report, GAO-26-108418, supplements a previous report and lists 57 AI uses within the IRS, including for audit selection and taxpayer assistance.

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What changed

This GAO report supplement, GAO-26-108418, published on March 24, 2026, provides an inventory of 57 artificial intelligence (AI) uses within the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) as of June 2025. This document supplements a prior GAO report (GAO-26-107522) and focuses on active, non-sensitive AI applications, including those used for audit selection and taxpayer question responses.

While this report is informational and does not impose new compliance obligations, it serves as a reference for understanding the IRS's current AI landscape. Compliance officers should note the specific AI applications detailed, as this information may be relevant for future regulatory considerations or internal technology assessments. No immediate actions are required based on this notice, but it highlights the increasing integration of AI within federal agencies.

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GAO-26-108418 Published: Mar 24, 2026. Publicly Released: Mar 24, 2026.

Fast Facts

The IRS has been using AI for many years to help with its operations, including audit selection and answering taxpayer questions.

This supplement provides additional information on how IRS was using AI as of June 2025. It supplements our report, Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management.

It includes details about 57 uses of AI from IRS's internal inventory that could be made public.

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Highlights

This supplement is a companion to GAO's report titled Artificial Intelligence: IRS Actions Needed to Address Skills Gaps, Information Quality, and Strategic Management, GAO-26-107522. The purpose of this supplement is to provide key information about active, non-sensitive AI use cases in IRS's AI inventory as of June 2025.