https //www.taxact.com Login : Sign in to your TaxAct Account
Need to file your taxes or retrieve past tax returns? Sign in or login to your TaxAct Account at https://www.taxact.com. To protect your tax information, you will be asked to verify your identity with a verification code each time you sign in to your TaxAct Account.
Verification Code – How is It Used?
To protect your tax information, you will be asked to verify your identity with a verification code each time you sign in to your TaxAct Account. If we have a valid phone number associated with your account, you will receive this code via text message to that phone number. It may take a moment for the code to arrive.
Tips:
- If your email or mobile phone number changed, go to our Update Email Address or Mobile Phone Number FAQ if you need help updating that info.
- If you are not receiving the code via text message, you may click the Update Mobile link. A code will be sent to your email to verify your identity, and then you will be able to update the phone number for your account.
- Verification codes are valid for a limited amount of time. If your code expires, go to our Need A Verification Code or No Longer Have Access to Email Account FAQ if you need help requesting a new code.
- When you enter your phone number in TaxAct, make sure to include your area code, and that the phone number can receive text messages.
Forgot Online Username or Password
Follow these steps if you forgot your password:
- Click Sign In at the top-right of the TaxAct website.
- On the screen titled Sign In, click Forgot username or password?.
- Click the field below Username, Email, or Mobile Number, and type your username, email, or mobile number (if your username is an email address, click the Checkbox next to I use an email address as my username).
- Click Next, and continue with the on-screen instructions.
- Username : if you typed your username, you will be sent a verification code to your phone number to reset your password.
- Alternative Verification (online only) : if you typed your username, on the screen titled Check your phone, you can click Recover your account. You will answer questions about personal information to recover your account.
- Email : if you typed your email, we will send you an email listing the account(s) associated with that email, and you can choose the account for the password you want to reset.
- Mobile Number : if you typed your mobile number, enter the verification number that we texted you, and after the verification, we will show you a list of accounts associated with that mobile number, and you can choose the account for the password you want to reset.
- Username : if you typed your username, you will be sent a verification code to your phone number to reset your password.
Keeping Your TaxAct Account and Information Secure
As an industry leader, TaxAct has partnered with the IRS, state tax administrators and other tax software providers to help prevent tax and identity fraud. As a result, TaxAct and other tax software providers have implemented security measures, which may include:
- Stringent sign-in requirements, including specific password standards
- Email address verification
- Locked accounts after too many unsuccessful sign-in attempts
- IP and trusted device verification
- Check for multiple accounts using same SSN
