Plans to gather biometric data have been abandoned, but verification will still be done by the controversial contractor ID.me Plans to gather biometric data have been abandoned, but verification will ...

A watchdog report reveals what led the IRS to scrap plans to use the government-backed identity service during the 2023 tax season. IRS GSA Identity The IRS was in hot water back in early 2022 when ...

The IRS considered using Login.gov, said McTigue. "My understanding is they went with ID.me in part because at the time, Login.gov did not provide a high enough level of assurance for this type of ...

The Internal Revenue Service has committed to Login.gov as a user authentication tool after earlier this month saying it would abandon the use of a commercial tool that featured third-party facial ...

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Need to call the IRS? You’re going to have to wait. Taxpayers and tax professionals alike have reported an uptick in service this season compared to last tax season. That’s likely attributable to new ...