Does anybody see a problem with this?
"No Identity Left Behind." Americans who want to access tax return transcripts, check on child tax credits, or do other tasks through the IRS website will have to turn over their image to a facial recognition company called ID.me.
To get verified through ID.me, a person must "provide a photo of an identity document such as a driver's license, state ID or passport" and "take a selfie with a smartphone or a computer with a webcam," the IRS website explains.
"The IRS emphasizes taxpayers can pay or file their taxes without submitting a selfie or other information to a third-party identity verification company," an IRS spokesperson said.
But that's not so for tasks like accessing tax account information?including your tax records?online, using the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, setting up an online payment plan, or getting an identity protection pin. And "additional IRS applications will transition to the new method over the next year," the agency says. - reason
