AI Tax Integrity Act of 2026
Sponsored By: Representative Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
In Committee
Summary
Use of artificial intelligence to detect inaccurate tax returns. This bill would direct the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a pilot that uses AI to identify returns that are inaccurate because of identity theft, fraudulent claims for credits, deductions, or refunds, or returns improperly prepared by third parties who are not properly identified.
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- Taxpayers: The pilot would aim to spot identity theft and false individual claims for credits, deductions, or refunds so those improper returns can be identified.
- Businesses: It would also target fraudulent credit or refund claims made by business taxpayers.
- Tax preparers: The program would look for returns prepared by third parties who are not properly identified on the return.
- Treasury and oversight: The pilot must run at least 18 months and no more than 2 years. Within 180 days after it ends the Comptroller General must report to the House Ways and Means Committee and the Senate Finance Committee on the aggregate fraud detected, any recoveries, and the accuracy of the AI tools used.
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AI pilot to detect tax fraud
This bill would require the Secretary of the Treasury to set up an AI pilot to identify inaccurate tax returns no later than 180 days after enactment. The pilot would target returns wrong because of identity theft, fraudulent claims for credits, deductions, or refunds by individual or business taxpayers, and returns prepared by a third party who is not properly identified. The pilot would run for at least 18 months and no more than 2 years. Not later than 180 days after the pilot ends, the Comptroller General would report to House Ways and Means and Senate Finance on the aggregate improper refunds or reduced tax liability found, any recoveries made, and how accurate the AI tools were. If enacted, this could reduce improper refunds but could also lead to audits, delays, or recoveries for taxpayers flagged by the system.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Buchanan, Vern [R-FL-16]
FL • R
Cosponsors
Rep. Bean, Aaron [R-FL-4]
FL • R
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1]
AZ • R
Sponsored 6/29/2026
Rep. Horsford, Steven [D-NV-4]
NV • D
Sponsored 6/29/2026
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