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 ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will ...

The IRS headquarters building in Washington, D.C. A group of lawmakers has urged the IRS to loosen the identity verification requirements to access the new Direct File system by dropping the mandate ...

As the IRS is preparing for a major expansion of its free online tax-preparation service, a group of lawmakers is calling on the agency to relax the identification requirements for filers to use the ...

The IRS announced earlier this month that the agency will transition away from the controversial image-based verification system known as ID.me. Starting March 1, verification company ID.me said it ...

CHICAGO, April 08, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bectran, Inc., the industry leader in credit, collections and accounts receivable management technology, today announced a powerful new integration with ...

The Internal Revenue Service is dropping a controversial facial recognition system that requires people to upload video selfies when creating new IRS online accounts. Ars Technica This story ...

Jay Starkman’s “Beware of E-Filing Your Tax Return” (op-ed, Feb. 6) mischaracterizes the experience of e-filing tax returns with the IRS and the process for identity verification. Many people ...

Hard to imagine anyone just ignoring an IRS letter that flags a potential trouble spot involving fraud or ID theft. Or taxpayers not making a move to prove they are who they say they are to get their ...

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 ...