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Vermont tax officials describe automated use of IRS data in compliance; programs generate about $11 million yearly
Summary
Department of Taxes staff told the Ways & Means Committee they use IRS data and an automated 'fraud manager' and discrepancy programs to flag returns and run audits; those automated processes produce roughly $11,000,000 in assessments annually, staff said.
Will Baker, legal director at the Vermont Department of Taxes, told the Ways & Means Committee that the department uses IRS datasets and participates in the IRS Modernized e‑File (MEF) system to process and screen returns during filing season. Baker said Vermont receives electronic returns through MEF and feeds federal information into automated screening tools that highlight returns for further review.
Baker said an automated “fraud manager” scores incoming returns using federal and inter‑state data and applies red flags…
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