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2021 Online Tax Preparation Products to Offer Multi-Factor Authentication for Taxpayers, Tax Pros: IRS

December 3, 2020December 3, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and the tax industry have announced an improved feature that will be available on all 2021 online tax preparation products.

Working Virtually: Use Multi-factor Authentication to Protect Accounts

July 30, 2020July 29, 2020 - by MyChesCo

WASHINGTON, D.C. — With heightened threats during COVID-19, the Internal Revenue Service and Security Summit partners is calling on tax professionals to select multi-factor authentication options whenever possible to prevent …