This bill creates a fellowship program at the Internal Revenue Service to hire data scientists who will work on complex tax issues and improve tax administration.
Taxpayer Workforce Modernization Act This bill requires the Internal Revenue Service to establish a fellowship program to recruit qualified data scientists and a task force, which includes such fellows, to supportaudit case selection and effectiveness, efforts to address offshore tax evasion, use of artificial intelligence and data analytics in tax administration, andvarious training and educational efforts. The bill defines a qualified data scientist as a professional who has demonstrated skills applying advanced analytics, statistical modeling, or machine learning in complex regulatory, financial, or compliance environments while working alongside tax law specialists and other tax subject matter experts.
