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 ...

The IRS was in hot water back in early 2022 when advocacy groups and lawmakers called out the tax agency for incorporating facial recognition technology into a customer account feature. One possible ...

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 Internal Revenue Service has faced challenges in transitioning the system it uses for authenticating the identities of taxpayers and tax professionals to a system more widely used in the federal ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — The Internal Revenue Service says, in 2023, scammers stole over $5.5 billion off of tax scams – but there’s a simple way to protect yourself. The IRS encourages ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) warned taxpayers last week about scammers offering fake assistance to set up online accounts at the agencies website. IRS online accounts offer ...

The exterior of the Internal Revenue Service building is seen in Washington, on March 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File) WASHINGTON (AP) — An independent watchdog within the IRS reported Wednesday ...

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 ...

The IRS is warning Internet users to be on alert for an e-mail that promises a refund and asks users to enter their bank card information. The e-mail appears to come from an address ending in "IRS.gov ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...