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Percentage of all major tax returns filed electronically by individuals, businesses, and tax exempt entities; “Major” tax returns are those in which filers account for income, expenses, and/or tax liabilities. |
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The IRS has been tracking the rate of electronic filing for individual tax returns since the inception of electronic filing in 1987, reporting the number of individual tax returns (Form 1040) that have been filed electronically in its published performance reports. The long term goal of 80 percent by 2012 was set by Congress in RRA98. |
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