Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act

This bill would require the Internal Revenue Service to create a fellowship program for recruiting data scientists with expertise in advanced analytics and machine learning. These specialists would join a new task force dedicated to improving audit selection, combating offshore tax evasion, and integrating artificial intelligence into tax administration. The task force would also be responsible for supporting various training and educational initiatives within the agency.

This bill directly affects the Internal Revenue Service, which is required to establish a new fellowship program and a specialized task force. The legislation also impacts qualified data scientists with expertise in advanced analytics and machine learning who may be recruited for these roles. Additionally, the bill affects tax law specialists and other subject matter experts who will work alongside these fellows to address offshore tax evasion and improve tax administration.

• Establishment of a data science fellowship program. The Internal Revenue Service is required to create a fellowship program designed to recruit qualified data scientists into the agency.
• Formation of a specialized task force. The bill mandates the creation of a task force, including data science fellows, to improve audit case selection, address offshore tax evasion, and integrate artificial intelligence into tax administration.
• Enhanced training and data analytics initiatives. The task force is directed to support various educational efforts and the application of advanced data analytics and machine learning within complex regulatory and financial environments.

The bill expands the operational framework of the Internal Revenue Service by integrating new data science personnel and artificial intelligence initiatives into existing tax administration, audit selection, and offshore tax evasion enforcement functions.

The bill aims to modernize tax administration by recruiting qualified data scientists to assist the Internal Revenue Service in improving audit case selection, addressing offshore tax evasion, and integrating artificial intelligence and data analytics into agency operations.