Employment verification has a well-known problem: the dominant platforms — like The Work Number — are built on employer-contributed payroll data. If an employer hasn't enrolled, the record doesn't exist in the system. And employers who do participate often face a charge every time a verification is requested on their employee.
We've added a search that goes straight to the source. Through the IRS Income Verification Express Service (IVES), we can retrieve W-2 and 1099 history directly from the applicant's IRS tax transcripts — up to 8 years, covering employers regardless of whether they've enrolled in any third-party system.
Why It's Different
- Data sourced directly from IRS tax records
- Covers W-2 and 1099 income regardless of employer enrollment
- No per-verification employer charge
- Applicant consent driven — FCRA compliant
- Up to 8 years of history
- Employer must have enrolled and contributed data
- Employers are charged per verification on their employees
- Gaps exist if employer is not in the system
- Controlled by a private third party
The search returns which years the applicant had W-2 or 1099 income — not job titles, not exact dates, not salary. It answers one question cleanly: did this person work, and in which years?
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