Using the IRS for work

ID.me works with the IRS to provide identity verification for taxpayers and tax professionals accessing IRS applications. You can use the same ID.me account for different IRS online services.

To use your account for IRS business purposes, add your work email to your ID.me account.

If you already have an ID.me account

Sign in to your account and add your work email address:

1. Sign in to your ID.me account and complete multi-factor authentication (MFA).
2. From “My Account,” select Manage Profile.
3. Select Add an email.
4. Enter your work email address, then under “Email Type”, check “Work”.
5. Select Send confirmation. A confirmation message will be sent to your new email.
6. Open the confirmation email and select Confirm your email.
7. Go to the IRS application you’d like to access and select the ID.me button.
8. Sign in to your account. 
9. Follow the prompts to share your information to access the online service you need.

If you need to create an ID.me account for the first time

If you don’t have an ID.me account, you will need to create one, add your business email address, then verify your identity:

1. Go to ID.me and select Create an ID.me account.
2. Follow the prompts to create your account using your personal email address.
3. From “My Account,” select Manage Profile.
4. Select Add an email.
5. Enter your work email address, then under “Email Type”, check “Work”.
6. Select Send confirmation. A confirmation message will be sent to your new email.
7. Open the confirmation email and select Confirm your email.
8. Go to the IRS application you’d like to access and select the ID.me button.
9. Sign in to your account using your personal or work email address.
10. Follow the prompts to verify your identity for the IRS.