https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/id-me-account-required-now/01/3105767#M1135505 <P>Last tax season, I was able to obtain my IP PIN with my old IRS user name and password.&nbsp; Today, when I tried to access my individual account, evidently an ID.me account is now required.&nbsp; Do I have this right?&nbsp; I don't like anything about the ID.me account--even though it "says" it will delete my biometric data if I request it to do so, why should I trust that?!&nbsp; It seems that the "creep" to biometric data requirements just took a leap!&nbsp; --yikes!</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:30:46 GMT garycarols 2026-02-24T07:30:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/id-me-account-required-now/01/3105767#M1135505 <P>Last tax season, I was able to obtain my IP PIN with my old IRS user name and password.&nbsp; Today, when I tried to access my individual account, evidently an ID.me account is now required.&nbsp; Do I have this right?&nbsp; I don't like anything about the ID.me account--even though it "says" it will delete my biometric data if I request it to do so, why should I trust that?!&nbsp; It seems that the "creep" to biometric data requirements just took a leap!&nbsp; --yikes!</P> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:30:46 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/id-me-account-required-now/01/3105767#M1135505 garycarols 2026-02-24T07:30:46Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-id-me-account-required-now/01/3105769#M1135506 <P><A href="https://sa.www4.irs.gov/secureaccess/ui/?TYPE=33554433&amp;REALMOID=06-0006b18e-628e-1187-a229-7c2b0ad00000&amp;GUID=&amp;SMAUTHREASON=0&amp;METHOD=GET&amp;SMAGENTNAME=-SM-u0ktItgVFneUJDzkQ7tjvLYXyclDooCJJ7%2bjXGjg3YC5id2x9riHE98hoVgd1BBv&amp;TARGET=-SM-https%3a%2f%2fsa%2ewww4%2eirs%2egov%2fola%2fid--verify%2f" target="_self">ID.me</A>&nbsp;</P> Sun, 29 Oct 2023 14:44:18 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-id-me-account-required-now/01/3105769#M1135506 Anonymous_ 2023-10-29T14:44:18Z