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.

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 ...

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) A few years ago, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had begun using the identity credential service ID.me ...

The IRS flagged more than 1 million tax returns for potential identity theft during the 2023 tax season, according to the U.S. Department of the Treasury, signaling that such fraud continues to be a ...

Tax professionals must act quickly as the IRS opens PTIN renewal season, introducing new security steps and a strict deadline ...

What's often billed as a friendly, no-appointment-needed, walk-in Saturday at the IRS turned into a stand in line, a frustratingly long line, a stretching down Michigan Avenue kind of a line, in ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Tax season can come with several headaches, from gathering documents to finding the time to sit down and file. But one pain that you want to avoid is falling for a tax scam. Year-round ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. Victims of identity theft had to wait over a year and a half on average for the IRS to resolve their cases and to get their tax refunds ...