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Why can't IRS verify my identity using My T-Mobile phone
I have tried to create an online account at irs.gov and go to the step where they ask for a mobile phone number to verify my identity. When I enter my T-Mobile phone number, I receive an error me...
The name on the caller id must be you full legal name, match the IRS system.
It took a while before i got this figured out, since the name on the bill is my full legal name but the caller id was just my initial.
Good Luck!!
2018.08.18. I had the same issue. Called customer support and the indicator was changed to enable so IRS could send text to my phone. That is it! You need to call T-mobile customer service #611.
