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 ...

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 headquarters building in Washington, D.C. In a letter from Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D–Massachusetts) and Ron Wyden (D–Oregon) as well as Rep. Katie Porter (D–California), the lawmakers first ...

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 ...