The IRS has concerns about the security of the Login.gov system it planned to use for taxpayer identity verification, according to a report released earlier this month by the Treasury Inspector ...

An IRS pilot program allowing some taxpayers to direct file their tax returns will require the use of contractor identity verification services instead of Login.gov. Rafael Henrique/SOPA Images ...

Is that the real IRS trying to reach out to you or is it a scammer? Here’s how South Carolina taxpayers can tell the ...

Login.gov is currently used by IRS as an identity-proofing option for the submission of Form 990-N, which is used by small, tax-exempt organizations for annual reporting. It is used also for the ...

Hard to imagine anyone just ignoring an IRS letter that flags a potential trouble spot involving fraud or ID theft. Or taxpayers not making a move to prove they are who they say they are to get ...

The IRS doesn't email you asking you for your social security number and other personal information. But, the IRS could send you a letter in the mail and alert you to possible tax identity theft.

tool at IRS.gov — which taxpayers are using when they're wondering what happened to their refund — doesn't address ID theft-related issues. It would make a great deal of sense if it did in ...