The Internal Revenue Service has faced challenges in transitioning the system it uses for authenticating the identities of taxpayers and tax professionals to a system more widely used in the federal ...

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 coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will require participants to verify their identity via ID.me, according ...

Did you know that tax-related identity theft has surged 45% since 2020? With the holiday shopping rush colliding with the ...

The IRS crackdown on what appears to be extensive fraud involving key but obscure tax credits remains ongoing. And taxpayers who receive notices that they need to verify their identity must pay ...

The last thing many people want to do is take yet another extra step when it comes to doing their taxes. But the option to create an online account with the IRS could well be worth considering, ...

Tax season is nearly over. Taxes are due next week, and if you haven't filed yours yet, now is the time. You'll need your W-2 and your preferred tax software in order to do the hard work, but before ...

Hard to imagine anyone just ignoring an IRS letter that flags a potential trouble spot involving fraud or ID theft. Or taxpayers not making a move to prove they are who they say they are to get their ...