The IRS proposal appears to turn what had been presented as a tightly limited identity-proofing process into a longer-term ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

The IRS headquarters building in Washington, D.C. In a letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Massachusetts) and Ron Wyden (D–Oregon) as well as Rep. Katie Porter (D–California), the lawmakers first ...

Documents reviewed by POLITICO show that identity verification provider ID.me could retain taxpayer biometric data for far ...

New proposals would allow third-party contractor to hold onto U.S. taxpayers’ identifying information for up to three years after their accounts are closed, inviting privacy concerns ...

The IRS now requires most taxpayers and tax professionals to use ID.me for secure online account access, payments, and records. This identity verification process can be completed via self-service or ...

Millions of taxpayers received confusing IRS refund letters this year. Could improvements be on the way?

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Jay Starkman’s “Beware of E-Filing Your Tax Return” (op-ed, Feb. 6) mischaracterizes the experience of e-filing tax returns with the IRS and the process for identity verification. Many people ...

When you receive a Notice 5071C, it means that the IRS has received a federal income tax return filed using your Social Security number (SSN) or individual tax identification number (ITIN). Before the ...

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded McLean digital identity tech company ID.me a blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $1 billion for identity verification and authentication products and ...