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House Ways and Means committee advances Barcode Efficiency Act to speed IRS paper‑return processing
Summary
The committee reported HR 6956, the Barcode Efficiency Act, which would require barcode and OCR technology for electronically prepared returns filed on paper to reduce manual entry, improve accuracy, and accelerate refunds; the measure passed committee 42–0.
The House Ways and Means Committee on Thursday advanced HR 6956, the Barcode Efficiency Act, a bipartisan bill intended to speed processing of individual tax returns by requiring barcodes and optical character recognition (OCR) technology for paper returns prepared electronically.
Supporters said the change would sharply reduce manual data entry at the IRS and shorten refund delays for paper filers.…
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