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 ...

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 can't seem to get its act together. In its effort to combat fraudulently filed tax returns, last year the IRS launched a new tool it claimed would better protect victims of identity theft.

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 ...

PLANTATION, Fla. – As part of an ongoing pilot program, all taxpayers who filed federal returns last year from Florida, Georgia or the District of Columbia are eligible for an Identity Protection PIN ...

The Internal Revenue Service is continuing to face challenges with identity theft and taxpayer service this tax season, although there have been some improvements since last year. Processing Content ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned taxpayers last week about scammers offering fake assistance to set up online accounts at the agencies website. IRS online accounts offer ...

The agency’s latest advisory focuses on identity theft and fraud schemes that exploit confusion around refunds, credits, and digital communication. “With the holiday shopping season underway and tax ...

An IRS office tasked with monitoring identity theft and bogus tax returns overlooked critical information related to several external data breaches, a new report has found. The Treasury Inspector ...

The Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission will hold a free webinar at 2 p.m. Wednesday designed to help people recognize and combat tax scams and tax-related identity theft. The ...