The Internal Revenue Service building is seen late in the evening on May 18, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by J. David Ake/Getty Images) The IRS is making progress in moving its use of Login.gov ...

A watchdog report reveals what led the IRS to scrap plans to use the government-backed identity service during the 2023 tax season. IRS GSA Identity The IRS was in hot water back in early 2022 when ...

If you get a text claiming you're due a $1,400 stimulus check from what looks to be the IRS, don't click on any links. The text is most certainly a scam, as the federal agency doesn't send such ...

Cybersecurity experts expect a significant surge in tax-related scams in the final month before Tax Day. Security software company DNSFilter found that traffic to malicious domains with "tax" in the ...

The check's in the ether. IRS headquarters in Washington, D.C. The Internal Revenue Service says that it's aware of a delay in processing some electronic payments, and that some taxpayers are ...

In August 2025, a rumor spread online of the IRS distributing a new round of stimulus checks to Americans. Social media posts claimed that IRS officials "denied rumors of a $2,000 August payout," ...

The Internal Revenue Service has a new Direct File pilot program for the 2024 tax season that allows users in certain states to file taxes directly and for free at directfile.irs.gov. Some early users ...