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.

ID.me will be used to verify Medicare beneficiaries online starting in 2026, according to releases from the companies.

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 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 ...

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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...

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 ...