IRS Identity Verification

2prepMom
Thu, 26 Mar 2015 02:37:50 +0000

I am suspicious it is a clever government plan to avoid paying tax refunds by setting up an inconvenient and difficult additional process. We were due a small state refund, and filed early. Instead of refund, letter arrives instructing to go to website, use a code found in the letter, enter exact refund amount (have to go find copy of return) and SS number to set up an account, and then answer 3 of 4 fairly ambiguous questions correctly. Spouse has to to do the same (different questions), different letter and code. How many average folks can really handle that? I bet if the refund is small they will not even try.

If I filed with the same home address I have been using, attached W-2 info and my phone number, they can just call if suspicious. Jeez.