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 proposal appears to turn what had been presented as a tightly limited identity-proofing process into a longer-term ...

American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

You file your tax return, expect a refund, and then nothing happens. In manycases, the delay is not random — it is the result of an automated flag thatrequires identity verification or corrected ...

Millions of taxpayers received confusing IRS refund letters this year. Could improvements be on the way?

Documents reviewed by POLITICO show that identity verification provider ID.me could retain taxpayer biometric data for far ...

Tax-related identity fraud is a significant threat. In 2023 alone, the IRS flagged a whopping 1.1 million tax returns for potential fraudulent activity, stopping over $105.3 million in illegal returns ...

The IRS rarely sends cheerful mail, but few envelopes create panic faster than an identity verification notice. One minute, a taxpayer expects a refund, and the next minute, the federal government ...

Tax scams rarely stay the same for long. Each filing season brings new tactics designed to trick taxpayers into revealing personal information or claiming refunds they are not entitled to receive. In ...

Thousands of taxpayers in metro Detroit and elsewhere are dealing with the ugly fallout from some truly awful tax advice during the past tax season. Tax refunds remain in limbo. IRS letters are piling ...