IRS

IRS Income Verification Express Service (IVES) API

Application-to-Application (A2A) API allowing authorized participants such as lenders, banks, credit unions, and financial institutions to request IRS tax transcripts for income verification purposes. Supports high-volume automated transcript requests with delivery in hours. Charges $4 per transcript requested. Requires IVES participant enrollment and API client ID.

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Documentation
https://www.irs.gov/individuals/income-verification-express-service-for-participants
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GettingStarted
https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/get-an-api-client-id

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Pricing
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/irs/refs/heads/main/plans/irs-plans-pricing.yml

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apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: irs:ives
name: IRS Income Verification Express Service (IVES) API
description: Application-to-Application (A2A) API allowing authorized participants such as lenders, banks,
  credit unions, and financial institutions to request IRS tax transcripts for income verification purposes.
  Supports high-volume automated transcript requests with delivery in hours. Charges $4 per transcript
  requested. Requires IVES participant enrollment and API client ID.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
humanURL: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/income-verification-express-service-for-participants
baseURL: https://la.www4.irs.gov
tags:
- Income Verification
- Tax Transcripts
- Mortgage
- Lending
- Financial-Services
tags_raw:
- Income Verification
- Tax Transcripts
- Mortgage
- Lending
- Financial Services
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://www.irs.gov/individuals/income-verification-express-service-for-participants
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://www.irs.gov/tax-professionals/get-an-api-client-id
- type: Pricing
  url: plans/irs-plans-pricing.yml