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Even if you liquidate your account, without an id.me account, you will not be able to access your 1099.

That is a lie. The IRS provides offline/paper-based methods for requesting transcripts and information. There is a very obvious link, right next to the ID.me link, that offers you alternatives if you don't want to deal with them online. Here it is.

https://www.irs.gov/payments/online-account-for-individuals#...

Are you suggesting that a person can request a copy of a 1099, for the current tax year, via the IRS? I don't know if this is possible. It is an interesting suggestion, if that is what you had in mind. This interpretation required steel-manning as your actual comment suggests that you may not realize that Treasury Direct and the IRS are two different things.

I contacted Treasury Direct, after receiving the email notification about their plans to migrate to id.me, asking how to get a 1099 without an id.me account. But, I haven't received any response from Treasury Direct yet.

Please tone down your aggression if you reply to this, "This is a lie." is both incorrect and highly aggressive. If, ultimately, a way is demonstrated to get access to a 1099, for a Treasury Direct account, without having to create an id.me account, that will be a good thing.

Treasury Direct got back and stated that they could issue 1099-INT via telephone requests. They did not mention how they would authenticate the caller. I hope this really will work to bypass the id.me account requirement, but this is the org that requires a Medallion Stamp for minor account changes-- It seems highly unlikely they would hand out a 1099 simply because a caller claims to be John Doe 222-55-9999.

Treasury Services Toll Free: 844-284-2676 Hours: 8 AM to 6 PM EST (Mon-Fri)

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