by Eric J. Ellman | Feb 14, 2024
On February 14, 2024, the IRS announced that one week earlier, on February 7, it identified technical issues on the Income Verification Express Services (IVES) E-Fax system that appear to have begun Saturday[sic ,] January 20, 2024. Some faxed requests that were...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 29, 2024
In January 2023, a coalition of businesses wrote to key congressional tax writers expressing concerns about recent Internal Revenue Service (IRS) changes regarding the Income Verification Express Service (IVES) system. The letter also urged the House Ways and Means...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 10, 2024
The IRS issues Privacy Impact Assessments (PIAs). Some of these PIAs relate to IVES. PIA ID Number 7849 (June 21, 2023). System description: Forms-Based Processing, FBP. PIA ID Number: 6547, (Dec. 03, 2021). System description: WebApps Enterprise Service Income...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 4, 2024
On Wednesday, January 3, 2024, the IRS sent a notice that [o]n December 28,2023, [the IRS IVES team] recognized technical issues on the Income Verification Express Services (IVES) E-Fax system. Faxed requests that have failed transmission will need to be re-sent for...
by Eric J. Ellman | Jan 4, 2024
On January 2, 2024, the IRS issued an IVES Policy Update. According to this notice, The IVES program recently updated its policy to further ensure taxpayer data is safeguarded. Effective June 30, 2024, the IRS will only provide IVES transcripts to mortgage lending...
