The IRS confirmed on Monday that it would not be moving forward with efforts to require the use of ID.me for certain tax processes. Written by Jonathan Greig, Contributor Feb. 7, 2022 at 1:20 p.m. PT ...

The IRS' decision to contract with ID.me caused a backlash from privacy advocates, taxpayers and lawmakers against the image-based verification system.

Please don’t buy it! If you owe taxes, you will get a letter with a unique ID and a number to call. There are some third parties that do collections on behalf of the IRS.

The IRS announced today that it will transition away from using ID.me, a third-party service that uses facial scanning technology, as a requirement for taxpayers to set up IRS online accounts ...

The IRS signed an $86 million contract with ID.me last year. ID.me uses facial recognition and stores lots of sensitive data about users, which Insider reported can be easily tapped by police.

Suspected ID theft — and ignoring those IRS letters — could be behind the holdup. Maybe the very letter you need to get the ball rolling is sitting on top of your desk or kitchen counter.

Last year, Collins noted in her blog, the IRS stopped processing 4.8 million tax returns because of concerns about potential ID theft. About 2 million taxpayers responded to letters to ...

IRS is exploring alternatives to selfie verification with ID.me By Irina Ivanova January 31, 2022 / 5:23 PM EST / MoneyWatch ID.me CEO Blake Hall says they've stopped "tens of thousands" of fraudsters ...

In Hall's view, the IRS is under assault from burgeoning criminal gangs. ID.me has already stopped would-be fraud in "tens of thousands" of cases, he said.

According to ID.me, it has 10 federal agency customers including the IRS, SSA and the Department of Veterans Affairs. It also works with over 20 states for their unemployment insurance programs.

Rettig said the agency turned to ID.me’s services because the IRS’ old system struggled to authenticate legitimate users. “The system we had before had about a 40% authentication rate… ...

The IRS noted that while the e-Services applications won’t use ID.me until this summer, tax professionals can get ready for the migration and set up an ID.me account now using Tax Pro Account. The ...