@jgwhaley Feel your pain and aggravation. One thing you mention is actually an option: going to the local IRS office for the ID check. The initial option when you receive the letter is through the internet. But you can go to the IRS office itself to ID. Hope this helps some.
These identity checks are totally random, and produced by the IRS itself. The idea is to protect all of us from tax fraud and tax identity fraud. But I can comprehend how someone living paycheck to paycheck feels the pinch with this.
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