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>> LaManna noted that any taxpayer who does not want to use ID.me can opt against filing his or her taxes online. This statement seems absurd. The IRS website
by laurencerowe 5y ago
>> LaManna noted that any taxpayer who does not want to use ID.me can opt against filing his or her taxes online.
This statement seems absurd. The IRS website doesn't support filing taxes online like a normal country because the tax preparation companies have lobbied to prevent it.
- treeman79 5y agoLast time I tried mailing in return I ended up sending it 3 times. They never got it. And I started getting scam calls where they had clearly gotten ahold of the missing returns.
- monksy 5y agoThis is worse... they have accepted electronic returns. Now they're blocking that from happening with this third party service.
- judge2020 5y agossa.gov supports id.me and login.gov[0] so I don't see why IRS couldn't rely on login.gov, which also does identity verification[1]. 0: https://secure.ssa.gov/RIL/ https://secure.ssa.gov/RIL/ (gonna have to wait till tomorrow morning to see it, as it has hours of operation for some reason) 1: https://www.login.gov/help/verify-your-identity/how-to-verify-your-identity/ https://www.login.gov/help/verify-your-identity/how-to-verif...