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 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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The tax agency is modifying its use of the ID.me identity proofing service for the current tax season, but plans to switch to the ...

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 ...