
Log in with an existing username and password. Returning taxpayers who have not completed the new secure access process: Create username and password, create a site phrase and select a site image. Enter a mobile phone number to receive a six-digit activation code via text message. Provide some financial account information for verification such as the last eight digits of their credit card number or car loan number or home mortgage account number or home equity (second mortgage) loan number. Provide their SSN, date of birth, filing status and address on the last filed tax return. Submit their name and email address to receive a confirmation code. To securely access Get Transcript Online, first-time users must:
This notice does not affect your credit score.
If you have a “credit freeze” on your credit records through Equifax, it must be temporarily lifted before you can successfully complete this process.īecause this process involves verification using financial records, there may be a “soft notice” placed on your credit report. Landlines, Skype, Google Voice or similar virtual phones as well as phones associated with pay-as-you-go plans cannot be used Your name must be associated with the mobile phone account. Only U.S-based mobile phones may be used. Access to certain account numbers for either:. Your filing status and address from your last-filed tax return. Here’s what new users need to get started: The new procedures are scheduled to be applied to some other tools, such as Get an Identity Protection PIN, later this year. The new e-authentication procedures currently are being applied to Get Transcript Online.
We continue to support multiple options for those taxpayers who may be unable to access online features, and will continue to look for ways to expand options for all taxpayers. It is in line with federal information security standards and the latest industry practices used by major financial institutions as well as many other large businesses.
This is a more rigorous e-authentication process than IRS has used in the past. The IRS recently enhanced its e-authentication procedures required to register and use certain self-help tools on IRS.gov. Update August 2016 - For updated information, please see Secure Access: How to Register for Certain Online Self-Help Tools.