Preparing to create an online IRS account To get started, you'd need your photo identification — such as a driver's license, state ID or passport — to verify your identity. And you'd need ...

Downloading your IRS Account Transcript is a great, free way to confirm how much you (or your clients) paid to the IRS for quarterly estimated taxes -- and to make sure your tax preparer credits ...

This tax season, the IRS is highlighting improved and expanded features for its online account for individuals, which taxpayers can create at IRS.gov.

Not even Virginia-based tax attorney, Wayne Zell, was protected from hackers. "Somebody was trying to claim a refund using my social security number and I knew something was wrong," Zell said. "I ...

Last year, however, the IRS stopped faxing service for most transcript types to both taxpayers and third parties. They also stopped third-party mailing service via the Forms 4506, 4506-T, and ...

MoneyWatch: Tax-filing season begins as IRS deals with major backlogs from last year's filings Starting this summer, taxpayers wanting to access their online accounts on IRS.gov will be required ...