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AFAIK in the US, you're not required to check in with local authorities when you move to a new city (contrary to many European countries where you need to notif
by bald 9y ago
AFAIK in the US, you're not required to check in with local authorities when you move to a new city (contrary to many European countries where you need to notify them, else you'll be fined), so there's no official register the IRS could use to find all taxpayers... maybe that's the background.
- bogomipz 9y agoThe IRS can use the previous year's filing address for all tax payers. They should be able to use the US Post Office to get address updates. In the US people generally file a change of address when they move in order to automatically receive mail at their new address. The fact that the IRS granted Equifax a 7 million dollar contract amounts to the US tax payer paying Equifax to put their identity at risk and cause them harm. It really boggles the mind.
- kevin_thibedeau 9y agoUSPS address forwarding is only good for six months.
- bogomipz 9y agoThe point is not how long mail forwarding is good for but rather the USPS already has up to date mailing address information for US citizens. If the IRS is using Equifax for proper address verification as the OP states, then that information is already available via the USPS which is a government agency with real oversight.