Foster Introduces Legislation to Simplify Tax Filing

Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Bill Foster (D-IL) introduced the Autofill Act. This legislation would create a voluntary tax filing program to allow individuals to use a secure IRS website to download a tax form automatically populated with information the IRS already collects from employers, the Social Security Administration, and financial institutions. The information from the populated tax forms would be available as both a printable document and a computer-readable file compatible with existing tax preparation software. It would be the next step in convenience for the IRS Free-File System, and would be available at all income levels.

"Our tax code is complicated enough – we ought to make it easier for taxpayers to access the information the IRS already has on file," said Foster. "This common-sense solution would help bring our tax filing process into the 21st century and save millions of Americans time and money."

This legislation is cosponsored by Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR).

A copy of the legislation is available here. 

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