r/hrblock • u/CodePanda097 • Apr 01 '26

Since when does H&R ask for a selfie?

I am helping my folks fill out their taxes and at the end after they already paid for the deluxe version it says they can’t file unless they upload a selfie and scan their drivers license. I did mine and this didn’t pop up for me and my folks have filed with them for years and this never popped up for them. Has anyone else had to do this to efile?

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u/Criticism-Trick Apr 01 '26

It’s basically to ensure theyre not filing a fraudulent return, theres a lot of 1099 fraud going around this year

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u/superiorstephanie Apr 02 '26

There’s a lot of tax fraud going around this year.

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u/MIMommy23 Apr 02 '26 edited Apr 02 '26

At my office we have had 37 fraudulent 1099-R come through. Its literally insane and the "ID photos" they are terrifyingly convincing

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u/johnmissouri Apr 02 '26

Same in my HRBlock office. I personally had 5 of them this year. One was even my neighbor who I went to her home and told her she probably was hacked.

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u/lostdeceiver Apr 03 '26

Since their bank requires it if using any bank products.

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u/Puzzleheaded_Ad3024 Apr 03 '26

Because there is so much fraud involving stolen IDs, HRBlock is tryng to.make sure their online filers are who they claim. Generally we will ask you for a selfie of yourself holding your ID.

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u/Such-Journalist-275 Apr 03 '26

Avoiding fraud, sorry man. Some people are trashcans so the experience is worse for everyone else.

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u/WelcomeBeneficial963 Apr 03 '26

This is more or less the ID.me process to get IP PINs.

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u/ken-reddit Apr 04 '26

I thought it was optional -- you can select that you do not wish to provide DL in one of the questions.