From May through December 2025, contractors scanned 18% of the paper forms prioritized by the Internal Revenue Service's Zero Paper Initiative
Zero Paper Initiative contractors scanned 2.2 million of 11.9 million paper Forms 940, 941, and 1040 received from May through December 2025
Source: TIGTA, "An Assessment of the IRS’s Implementation of the Zero Paper Initiative," May 15, 2026, page 4.
Note: Form 1040 is the U.S. Individual Income Tax Return. Form 940 is the Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax
Return. Form 941 is the Employer’s QUARTERLY Federal Tax Return.
