Identity verification

A group of lawmakers has urged the IRS to drop the mandate to follow stringent ID.me standards.

Taxpayers and financial institutions now need to verify their identities when they sign in or register to use the system as an extra security measure.

The service has faced challenges in transitioning the system it uses for authenticating the identities of taxpayers and tax professionals.

The Internal Revenue Service is updating its login procedures for several of its online applications to improve their security.

The tax compliance software company bought a Chile-based provider of biometric identification and e-signature solutions.

The service’s recent policies expedited the hiring of new employees, but prolonged delays in eligibility verification could increase the risk of exposure of taxpayer data, according to a new report.

A group of Democrats has asked the commission to investigate whether the identity verification company illegally misled consumers and government agencies.

The service plans to migrate its online services for tax pros to ID.me this summer, despite congressional objections to the authentication company.

In this latest installment of “The Frontier,” RKL’s chief cloud officer says there is now so much personal data online that someone could assume your identity and lock you out of it.

The Internal Revenue Service is allowing taxpayers to create online accounts through a live, virtual interview with agents, instead of submitting a selfie or other biometric data, after a backlash erupted over privacy concerns.