The IRS was in hot water back in early 2022 when advocacy groups and lawmakers called out the tax agency for incorporating facial recognition technology into a customer account feature. One possible ...

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 advises creating an Individual Online Account for security and managing tax information before the April 15 deadline.

The IRS is urging taxpayers to establish online accounts as a proactive measure against identity theft and fraud. By taking ...

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.

A view of the IRS headquarters. (Photo by Karen Bleier/AFP via Getty Images) The Internal Revenue Service is working to expand its use of Login.gov as an authentication option for U.S. taxpayers. In a ...

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 ...