IRS is requiring people to sign up with a controversial ID verification site to access accounts online
A spokesperson for the IRS said that Americans would not need to take a selfie or make an ID.me account in order to file their tax return, calling the notion"wildly inaccurate."
However, taxpayers will need to register with the new security system to see records of previous payments, access their wage transcripts or to access their Child Tax Credit Update portal.A long verification process To sign up for an account, users need to provide an email address and a landline or mobile phone number, upload identity documents and take a selfie with a camera that will then scan the user's face to verify their identity. If the application flags any issues with a taxpayer's documents, the person will be asked to do a video chat or phone call with an ID.me representative.
"Privacy and data theft is significant at the IRS. They are deathly afraid of a hack," said Daniel Morris, a CPA based in California.
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