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IRS successfully launches their own free Direct File - some of my fellow 'murcans are eligible (sh.itjust.works)

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For your simple[r] tax needs: https://directfile.irs.gov

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[-] laverabe@lemmy.world 32 points 10 months ago

I'm 100% for a simple IRS tax return but what the heck is with this?

To use Direct File, you need an IRS account with ID.me.

To get an ID.me account, you need to:

Take a video of your face

If you can't or don't want to take a video of your face, you can have a video call with an ID.me agent who will confirm that your face matches your identification.

Is that really necessary???

[-] Reddfugee42@lemmy.world 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Stupid fraud prevention ugh!

Listen folks, if you have a driver license, they already have your face, so settle down.

[-] Sl00k@programming.dev 8 points 10 months ago

I don't mind this being done through the government site, but it shouldn't be done by a third party business.

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