{
  "id": 10528339,
  "title": "IRS Expands Digital Access With New Mobile App",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/28/irs-expands-digital-access-with-new-mobile-app",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-28T20:22:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "PYMNTS",
    "slug": "pymnts",
    "url": "https://www.pymnts.com/mobile/2026/irs-expands-digital-access-with-new-mobile-app/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has launched a new mobile application, replacing its previous smartphone app, IRS2Go, which was introduced in 2011. The new app, available through the Apple App Store and Google Play, offers expanded digital access to various IRS services and account features for taxpayers.\n\nThe new IRS app provides users with the capability to check refund and amended-return status, view available balance information, make payments, and review payment activity. It also allows users to view select notices and letters, access tax records and transcripts, manage profile and communication preferences, and obtain an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN).\n\nHowever, the new app does not replace the IRS Individual Online Account, which includes additional services, nor does it replace the IRS Business Tax Account or Tax Pro Account. The IRS website, IRS.gov, remains the comprehensive source for tax information, guidance, forms, tools, and services.\n\nThe IRS app is free and serves as a mobile extension of the IRS Individual Online Account services, not intending to replace them. It aligns with the IRS's digital-first strategy, aiming to provide taxpayers with easy access to IRS services, regardless of their location or preferred device. IRS CEO Frank J. Bisignano emphasized this goal when he was appointed to lead the Social Security Administration and later the IRS.",
  "summary": "The Internal Revenue Service has released a new IRS app, saying in a Friday (Sept. 25) press release that the app gives taxpayers more ways to securely access IRS tools and account services from their mobile devices. The new IRS app replaces IRS2Go, the agency’s first smartphone app, which was released in January 2011. The […] The post IRS Expands Digital Access With New Mobile App appeared first…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}