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TaxStatus Live Link vs. Instant Insights

What is the best way to get my client files from the IRS?

TaxStatus supports several ways to pull information from the IRS depending on what works best for you and each of your clients.

Features

Live Link

Instant Insights

IRS authorizes the request

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Data available in days to weeks

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⛔

Data can be updated

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Available to individuals

✅

✅

Available to businesses

✅

⛔

Identity verification requires ID + selfie

(+ verification document for businesses)

✅

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I can link to my professional IRS account (if I have CAF + TDS)

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⛔

Taxpayer authorizes the request

⛔

✅

Data available within minutes

⛔

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One-time snapshot of data

⛔

✅

Requires an ID.me account

⛔

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Requires an IRS.gov account

⛔

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