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 ...

IRS reminds tax preparers to renew PTINs by December 31 to maintain status and avoid interruptions in preparing federal tax ...

Tax professionals must act quickly as the IRS opens PTIN renewal season, introducing new security steps and a strict deadline ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

A view of the IRS building in Washington, D.C. (Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images) A few years ago, the Internal Revenue Service announced that it had begun using the identity credential service ID.me ...

IRS opens PTIN renewal for 800,000 tax pros—those who miss the deadline face penalties, delays, and possible disciplinary ...

Tax professionals must renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers to remain compliant and avoid penalties.

The Internal Revenue Service has sent out a major reminder for tax professionals before the next season in 2026 ...

The IRS urges tax preparers to renew their Preparer Tax Identification Numbers (PTINs) to stay compliant and avoid penalties ...

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 ...

The coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will require participants to verify their identity via ID.me, according ...

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 their ...