TECHSTORY 630· AUGUST 4, 2026

Tax preparers may be using AI on your return. No rule says they have to tell you.

A debate is taking shape among tax practitioners over a question most filers have never thought to ask: whether a preparer who uses artificial intelligence to complete a return is required to say so. Artificia

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