02/17/2026
📬 PORTALS ARE UPDATING 🚨
If you see this message in your IRS account or get a letter like this in the mail 👀👇🏽
🛑 NO YOUR TAX PREPARER DID NOT DO ANYTHING WRONG.
Let me say it again for the people in the back 🗣️
❌ Not fraud
❌ Not an audit
❌ Not your preparer messing up
🧾 WHAT THIS IS:
The IRS randomly sends ID verification letters every year literally lottery style 🎟️
👩🏽💻 WHAT YOU SHOULD DO:
📞 CALL. YOUR. TAX. PREPARER.
Why? Because:
⚠️ Answer ONE question wrong and your refund can be delayed MONTHS
⚠️ Doing it solo can turn a 5-minute fix into a 6-month IRS wait 😮💨
⚠️ IRS appointments are backed up BAD
✅ Verification is quick
✅ It’s easy
✅ Your preparer knows exactly what the IRS is asking
💡 THIS IS WHY YOU HIRED A TAX PRO
Not just to file but to walk you ALL the way through funding 💰 and even AFTER if needed.
🛑 Don’t play yourself trying to “figure it out”
📲 Call your preparer and get it handled the RIGHT way
