And if you refuse to, they will only let you enter an IRS local office physically if you have a Real ID.
The nature of the verification service blocks anyone who is homeless or rural people who live off the grid in the woods or lives in an RV.
Effectively, this locks out of the system anyone who refuses to participate on their terms, and thus such people are helpless to counter the IRS should it penalize you.
My issue with this is that the IRS requirement forces one to have to have a paid service - phone service - to access one's records. Such access should be free, not bound to a commercial service nor forcing people to spend money if they need to interact with the government.
And if you refuse to, they will only let you enter an IRS local office physically if you have a Real ID.
The nature of the verification service blocks anyone who is homeless or rural people who live off the grid in the woods or lives in an RV.
Effectively, this locks out of the system anyone who refuses to participate on their terms, and thus such people are helpless to counter the IRS should it penalize you.
My issue with this is that the IRS requirement forces one to have to have a paid service - phone service - to access one's records. Such access should be free, not bound to a commercial service nor forcing people to spend money if they need to interact with the government.