These rights and protections are described in Title 26 United States Code Section 6103, Title 26 Code of Federal Regulations Part 301, the Privacy Act of 1974, the Federal Information Security Modernization Act, the Freedom of Information Act and IRS policies and practices. The IRS is committed to protecting the privacy rights of America's taxpayers. Taxpayers who need help verifying their identity or submitting a support ticket can visit the ID.me IRS Help Site. Once their identity has been verified, they can securely access IRS online services. They'll also need to take a selfie with a smartphone or a computer with a webcam. To verify their identity with ID.me, taxpayers need to provide a photo of an identity document such as a driver's license, state ID or passport. Anyone with an existing ID.me account from the Child Tax Credit Update Portal, or from another government agency, can sign in with their existing credentials. People who already have IRS usernames may continue to use their credentials from the old system to sign-in until summer 2022, but are prompted to create an ID.me account as soon as possible. When accessing the tools listed above, taxpayers will be asked to sign in with an ID.me account. The IRS will transition e-Services tools for tax professionals to this new sign-in system in the summer of 2022. The IRS also integrated this new account creation process into some applications used by tax professionals, including those used to request powers of attorney or tax information authorizations online using Tax Pro Account or to submit Forms 28 online. Online applications for tax professionals Obtain or retrieve an IP PIN, which is a six-digit number that prevents someone else from filing a tax return using another person's Social Security number (SSN) or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number (ITIN).
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