The IRS expects the majority of taxpayers to file electronically again in 2026, continuing a long-running shift toward digital filing. According to the agency, most taxpayers file electronically, a ...

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 IRS crackdown on what appears to be extensive fraud involving key but obscure tax credits remains ongoing. And taxpayers who receive notices that they need to verify their identity must pay ...

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 ...

What is a tax ID number? It's a unique nine-digit number issued by the Social Security Administration or the IRS to anyone ...

Scammers are impersonating the IRS and tax prep services through urgent emails, texts, and calls designed to steal personal and financial information.

ID.me will provide identity verification and authentication services to the Internal Revenue Service under a blanket purchase agreement.