
IRS AI Guidelines for Tax Professionals: Five Duties Firms Still Miss
On June 24, 2026, the IRS Office of Professional Responsibility told tax practitioners how to use AI. Alert 2026-19, Introductory Guidelines for Responsible AI Use in Federal Tax Practice, applies existing Circular 230 duties to generative tools: verify every fact, citation, and calculation; bill for the work actually done; keep taxpayer data on secure, firm-approved systems; and write the procedure down. A chatbot does not carry those duties for you.
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