Information Authentication With

IRS

HOW IT WORKS

In a perfect world, the IRS would just integrate directly into our API and allow taxpayers to use their tax transcript information via our API from the IRS' own website. Unfortunately there is no such option available directly from the IRS at the moment, so we're providing an alternative solution.

We provide a Google Chrome Browser extension that allows taxpayers to use information directly from their tax transcripts. Below are the ways we enable taxpayers to use their tax transcript information.




AVAILABLE DATA ELEMENTS

Below is the list of data elements we can extract from a transcript.

  • Anonymous Id Token.
  • Social Security Number.
  • Social Security last 4 digits.
  • Full Name.
  • First Name.
  • Last Name.
  • Full Address.
  • Street.
  • City.
  • State.
  • Zipcode.
  • Annual Income.
  • Marital Status.
  • Tax year (ie Current As Of).



INFORMATION SHARING SCREEN

What taxpayers see when they login to IRS with our extension turned on.

SHARING INFORMATION WITH THIRD-PARTIES

Following these steps, a taxpayer can select, encrypt and share information with a third-party via our API.

  • 1. Install Extension

    Taxpayer installs our Google Chrome browser extension from the app store.

  • 2. Get Encryption Key

    Taxpayer gets an encryption key from the entity the taxpayer wants to share information with. We'll use this key to secure the information.

  • 3. Login To IRS

    Assuming taxpayer is already signed up for the IRS Get Transcript Online service, taxpayer will login to that service.

    Select Record of Account Transcript for any year taxpayer wishes to share information from.

  • 4. Share Information

    Taxpayer selects the information they wish to share and submit using the encryption key.

MAKING INFORMATION CERTIFICATES

In addition to sharing information directly with a third-party, a taxpayer can generate portable digital certificates for information in their tax transcript.

  • 1. Install Extension

    Taxpayer installs our Google Chrome browser extension from the app store.

  • 2. Login To IRS

    Assuming taxpayer is already signed up for the IRS Get Transcript Online service, taxpayer will login to that service.

    Select Record of Account Transcript for any year taxpayer wishes to share information from.

  • 3. Generate Certificate

    Taxpayer selects the information they wish to generate a certificate for.

MAKING ANONYMOUS IDENTITY CERTIFICATES

An anonymous identity certificate is a way to project trust without compromising your privacy. It is an id code that is tied to a taxpayer social security number but the code cannot be used to deduce the social security number, so there is no security risk. The code would be different for every service that needs the certificate.

Learn more about anonymous identity.

  • 1. Install Extension

    Taxpayer installs our Google Chrome browser extension from the app store.

  • 2. Login To IRS

    Assuming taxpayer is already signed up for the IRS Get Transcript Online service, taxpayer will login to that service.

    Select Record of Account Transcript for any year taxpayer wishes to share information from.

  • 3. Generate Anonymous Identity Certificate

    Taxpayer enters the web address for the service (ex:twitter.com) they wish to generate an anonymous identity certificate for.







NO DATA RETENTION

  • Taxpayer information is never stored or logged on our servers.
  • When taxpayer selects the information they wish to authenticate, we encrypt it and post it to our API for the recipient.
  • We don't store encryption keys so there is no risk of encrypted data being revealed on our platform.

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