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 IRS expects the majority of taxpayers to file electronically again in 2026, continuing a long-running shift toward digital filing. According to the agency, most taxpayers file electronically, a ...
What is a tax ID number? It's a unique nine-digit number issued by the Social Security Administration or the IRS to anyone ...
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 ...
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 ...