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

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 ...

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.

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will ...

The online process takes approximately 15 minutes, while the paper form may require about six weeks for approval. To renew ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...