IRS Terms Scorecard

Grade A+ — Highly protective (score 100/100)

The IRS Privacy Policy outlines data handling practices for tax administration, emphasizing legal compliance, data security, and the explicit prohibition of selling personal information.

IRS policy maintains strict data confidentiality and no-sale pledges.

Terms at a glance

Sells your data: NO
Forced arbitration: NO
Trains AI on your content: NO
Collects biometric data: NO
Shares data with government: LIKELY
Easy to cancel: NO
Tells you before changes: YES
Deletes data on request: NO

What the terms actually say

IRS PRIVACY POLICY OVERVIEW

We do not sell the information collected at this site or any other information we collect.

The IRS does not sell personal data to third parties.

AI-assisted content

AI operates under human oversight that preserves established review and appeal processes that preserve your due process protections.

AI usage is subject to human review and does not bypass established appeal rights.

DISCLOSURE, PRIVACY ACT, AND PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT NOTICE

However, Code section 6103 allows or requires the Internal Revenue Service to disclose or give the information shown on your tax return to others as described in the Code.

While tax data is confidential, the IRS is legally mandated to share it with other government agencies for tax administration and law enforcement purposes.

Last reviewed 2026-09-03 under rubric v3.5.