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# [Don Fort Quoted In Tax Notes Article Entitled “IRS Data Analytics Pros Still See Need for Human Touch”](https://kostelanetz.com/news/don-fort-quoted-in-taxnotes-article-entitled-irs-data-analytics-pros-still-see-need-for-human-touch)

 Written by [Kostelanetz LLP](https://kostelanetz.com/news/author/kostelanetz-llp) | Mar 12, 2021

[John D. (Don) Fort](https://kflaw.com/profile/don-fort/) was quoted in a recent* Tax Notes* article entitled “IRS Data Analytics Pros Still See Need for Human Touch,” published on March 8, 2021. Fort commented on the limits that bound the usefulness of the computerized tools that the IRS uses to select returns for audits.

The article notes:

*Automated processes in the IRS Criminal Investigation division created many false positives during the testing of selection algorithms, according to Don Fort, former chief of CI.*

*“The impact that would’ve had on people’s livelihood can’t be underestimated,” said Fort, now  
 with Kostelanetz & Fink LLP.*

Click [here](https://www.taxnotes.com/tax-notes-today-federal/tax-system-administration/irs-data-analytics-pros-still-see-need-human-touch/2021/03/08/3k5lh) to read the full article

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