To enhance our efforts to safeguard District tax dollars and combat identity theft, OTR retired the identity confirmation process via Lexis Nexis, and has moved to an online process.

This new process requires taxpayers selected for identity verification to complete the verification quiz via the online portal, MyTax.DC.gov.

Note: Taxpayers who have received a Notice of Identity Confirmation with a date prior to December 16, 2019, and have not confirmed their identity, must contact the Return Integrity Unit at (202) 741-8629.

Identity Verification Quiz

Taxpayers whose returns have been selected for review will receive a letter from OTR with instructions on how to take the Identity Verification Quiz. It is important that those required to take the quiz complete the process within 30 days via OTR’s secure web portal MyTax.DC.gov.

Fraud Management

As an additional level of protection, some taxpayers will be selected to confirm their identities and/or the information listed on their tax return. Those selected will receive a letter from OTR with a request for additional documentation.

Taxpayers who may have concerns regarding the letters, should contact OTR’s Return Integrity Unit at (202) 741-8629.

To learn more about how to protect your identity during this tax season, visit OTR’s website at otr.cfo.dc.gov.