IRS Takes Additional Steps to Protect Taxpayer Data; Partners with Tax Professionals

From the IRS:

After working with the tax preparation community, the Internal Revenue Service recently announced it would stop its tax transcript faxing service as of Feb. 4, 2019, and offer a more secure alternative to taxpayers and tax professionals.

The IRS worked with the tax preparation community to reach agreement on an alternative that will meet tax practitioners’ needs in e-filing individual tax returns while also enhancing safeguards for taxpayer data.

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