The IRS can freeze your tax refund over small errors or identity checks. Learn which IRS letters to watch for and how to ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service faces a challenging season marked by workforce adjustments and legislative updates that could ...

Tax identity protection becomes less like a niche add-on and more like a rational extension of customer and employee care.

When you receive a Notice 5071C, it means that the IRS has received a federal income tax return filed using your Social Security number (SSN) or individual tax identification number (ITIN). Before the ...

The Internal Revenue Service has awarded McLean digital identity tech company ID.me a blanket purchase agreement valued at up to $1 billion for identity verification and authentication products and ...

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 ...

From phishing emails to bogus tax credits, the IRS warns that scammers keep changing tactics. Here’s what you should know about the most common tax scams now.