Instead, an IRS employee manually enters each digit from the form into the agency’s system – a process that resulted in transcription errors on about 22% of paper returns in 2021.

While it can seem like your tax forms are sent into a black hole, the IRS has provided some data and guidance about how long you are likely to wait for your check. Here's what to know.

In preparation for year-end, we would like to remind all active employees to consider opting out of paper W-2 and ACA tax forms. By opting out of the paper form, you reduce the risk of having your ...

In June, National Taxpayer Advocate Erin M. Collins said the IRS cut its backlog of unprocessed paper tax returns by 80%, from 13.3 million returns at the end of the 2022 filing season to 2.6 ...

2026 According to the IRS, all paper documents—correspondence, non-tax forms, and notice responses—will be processed digitally by filing season 2026. Moving Forward ...

The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration made three recommendations for the IRS to improve its processing of paper tax forms and promote more e-filing. However, the IRS disagreed with ...

EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU) - L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library will be providing information to taxpayers about how to print or have tax forms sent to them instead of providing paper forms.

The IRS had a backlog of 21.3 million unprocessed paper tax returns by the end of May, an increase of 1.3 million over the same time last year.