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 ...

Did you know that tax-related identity theft has surged 45% since 2020? With the holiday shopping rush colliding with the ...

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 ...

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 ...

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BOISE, Idaho (KIFI) — Last year, the Idaho State Tax Commission sent more than 2,400 identity verification letters and stopped nearly $30.1 million in income tax refunds from going to thieves who used ...

What's often billed as a friendly, no-appointment-needed, walk-in Saturday at the IRS turned into a stand in line, a frustratingly long line, a stretching down Michigan Avenue kind of a line, in ...

Tax season is nearly over. Taxes are due next week, and if you haven't filed yours yet, now is the time. You'll need your W-2 and your preferred tax software in order to do the hard work, but before ...