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Retrieve IRS tax transcripts and cross reference stated income with what was reported to the IRS. Confirm Name, Social Security Number and Date of Birth with the Social Security Administration — through one secure verification partner.

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Loan file 2026-04817 · illustrative example
BorrowerMichael R. Carter
Stated income on application$175,000
Authorization on fileForm 8821, signed
Requested records
1040 Return Transcript · 2023–2025 Wage & Income · 2024–2025 SSA Name / DOB / SSN
Order 2604-88117 created
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IRS retrieval

Tracked from submission through delivery.

Order 2604-88117 · progress
Authorization validated 9:04 AM
Submitted to IRS 9:11 AM
Accepted on CAF authorization 9:26 AM
Transcripts retrieved 1:38 PM
Delivered to the customer center
Records returned5 transcripts
TurnaroundSame business day

Status updates post to the order record, so your team can see where a file stands without calling for it.

1040 Return Transcript

Adjusted Gross Income, straight from the IRS transcript.

Adjusted Gross Income by tax year · illustrative
2025$182,940
2024$171,208
2023$154,675
Two-year average AGI$177,074
+6.9% year over year

Three years of filed AGI show direction as well as amount — useful when income is uneven or self-employment is in the file.

Wage & Income Transcript

See all IRS data reported under the SSN.

Tax year 2025 · reported to the IRS · illustrative
W-2 — Meridian Health Group$131,500
1099-NEC — Carter Consulting LLC$41,300
1099-INT — First Coast Bank$2,140
1099-DIV — Brokerage account$1,980
Total reported income$176,920
4 forms on record

A second income stream the application did not list still appears here, because the payer reported it to the IRS.

What it means for the file

Stated income, measured against the IRS transcript.

Stated on application$175,000
Verified two-year average$177,074
Variance+$2,074  (+1.2%)
Monthly qualifying income$14,756
Documentation statusSupported by IRS records

Had the numbers diverged, the same transcript would have shown it before the file moved forward.

Confirm the borrower's identity

Does the borrower's information match SSA records?

Submitted for SSA verification · illustrative
NameMICHAEL R CARTERMatch
SSN•••-••-4182Match
Date of birth05/13/1979Match
SSA responseAll three elements match
Death indicatorNone reported
ReturnedWithin minutes

Ordered alongside the transcripts, so income and identity are confirmed on the same file at the same time.

On the record

An SSA Validation Certificate for the loan file.

SSA Validation Certificate

Consent Based SSN Verification

SubjectMichael R. Carter
SSN verified•••-••-4182
Date of birth verified05/13/1979
Verification IDCBSV-2604-88117
IssuedSame business day
The submitted Name, Date of Birth and Social Security Number match Social Security Administration records.

Delivered as a PDF to your customer center, ready to store with the file for QC and audit review.

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Obtain IRS tax transcripts quickly, securely, and with less manual effort. Verified tax data gives lenders an authoritative source for confirming income and evaluating a borrower's ability to qualify for a mortgage.

CROSS-CHECK

Compare what was stated against what was reported to the Internal Revenue Service

Cross-reference IRS-reported income with the information provided on the loan application to identify discrepancies before they become costly problems. Differences in wages, business income, reported employers, or other tax information can provide important warning signs that deserve a closer look.

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With increasingly sophisticated AI tools making it easier to create or alter financial documents, independent verification is more important than ever. Tax transcripts obtained directly from the government provide reliable data that does not depend solely on documents supplied by the applicant.

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IRSTaxRecords.com helps lending teams obtain the records they need quickly and efficiently, so they can verify income, identify inconsistencies, reduce fraud exposure, and make lending decisions based on trusted government-source information.

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Why government-source records matter

Cross-check documents against information reported to federal agencies.

Borrower-provided documents can be incomplete, inconsistent or altered. IRS transcripts give lending teams a government-source record to compare with documentation in the loan file. SSA verification adds a separate match or no-match check on submitted identifying data.

INCOME CROSS-CHECK Illustrative lender review
Borrower stated income 175,000
IRS-reported items reviewed 158,100
Difference found −$16,900 9.7% below stated income
Difference requires review Verification supports the lender's investigation.

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Automation moves the routine work forward without supervision. Experience is what matters when a file is anything but routine — an authorization the IRS rejects, a tax year that has not posted, a borrower entity that files three different ways, a closing date that just moved up. Our specialists work through these every day, which is why files that stall elsewhere tend to finish here.

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Current IRS turn times, updated as conditions move.

Processing conditions change week to week, and a transcript condition is easier to plan around when you know what the queue looks like today. We track current turnaround and cover the verification news that affects lending operations. Mortgage Industry News →

IRSTaxRecords.com · Our Current Processing Status Updated
Form 4506-C 24–48 hrs Standard IVES Time decreased in the last 24 hours
Form 8821 · Wet Ink ~3 hrs Same day No change
Form 8821 · e-Signed <24 hrs Same day / next day Time increased in the last 24 hours
Form SSA-89 15 min SSA identity No change
Windows assume a complete, correctly-signed authorization. Actual delivery depends on IRS processing conditions. Processing Center →

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