IRS direct file participants will have to use ID.me for identity verification The agency still isn't ready to field the government-provided Login.gov for digital access to taxpayer services.

Taxpayers had to go through outsourced identity verification to use Direct File during the last tax season, a level of assurance the lawmakers note is not required for commercial tax prep companies.

In February, the IRS announced it would offer options other than facial recognition and would work to add the General Services Administration's Login.gov service after the 2022 tax filing season.

The service plans to migrate its online services for tax pros to ID.me this summer, despite congressional objections to the authentication company.

Advanced Tax ID Verification and Automated Precision TIN and EIN verification is a common requirement in credit applications, but until now the process has often relied on manual checks that can ...

Though Freedom of Information Act requests to the tax agency can still be filed through FOIA.gov, the mail, by fax, or even in person, the IRS’s decision to point online filers to ID.me — whose facial ...

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 ...