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 ...

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 ...

American taxpayers with dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return should sign up for an identity protection program ahead of tax season to avoid refund delays with e-filing ...

The Internal Revenue Service has improved its ability to flag returns for signs of identity theft, adjusting its filters to ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has a new Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax season that allows users in certain states to file taxes directly and for free at directfile.irs.gov. Some early users ...

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C., on April 17, 2023. (Photo by Stefani Reynolds / AFP via Getty Images) The IRS’s identity-proofing program needs stronger oversight and better ...

Company’s bid to build expo center ahead of Hamvention higher than estimate Update@4:55 p.m.: The IRS begins accepting tax returns today, and while tax identity theft will be an ongoing issue this tax ...

Tax season no longer begins in April. For scammers, it starts the moment the calendar flips to January. While you're waiting for your W-2 or 1099 to arrive, cybercriminals are already sending out ...