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Set up their access in your office with them and have them come in to access their account with you. #handholding. But most people will be fine with it and I encouraged all of my clients to get online access. I hear it's the future!

I have both. I'm always concerned about how these 3rd party business handle personal privacy.

I use Login.gov to access the SSA and EFTPS. I am concerned about how ID.me handles personal privacy so I haven't used it so far.

I have clients under 75 that I would never suggest that they set up their own online account.

That lengthy discussion is here with which credits would have been allowed with SSN, ITIN, or ATIN. I don't think it would work because the SSN is supposed to have been received in order to claim these credits, but does the client have proof of when application for the SSN was made and can prove that the delay was the government?

Copied from IR 2014 - 196 "The IRS continues to expand the functionality of its online platforms, including several new features in Individual Online Account that give taxpayers the ability to: Retrieve all their tax related information from one source, including Wage & Income, Account, Record of Account, and Return transcripts; Request an update to their Identity Protection (IP) PIN using their smartphones or tablets; View information about the status of their audit at their convenience, instead of having to call the IRS to obtain audit information; Use a Lien Payoff Calculator to access lien information, calculate their lien payoff amount and generate a letter for download/print; Complete the Pending Installment Agreement process within Online Account without having to be re-routed to a separate application and View a comprehensive overview of their account information, including the status of their tax refund as it’s being processed. " It will be great if all these features work

It has been just over a month. While not using my Arm machine full time, there is nothing I cannot install and use on it, that I am using on a Wintel machine. I found one quirk, in my own software, which I was able to fix via a slight coding change, and/or via changing the emulator settings to the safer option. As for comparing program speed, once an x86 based app opens, it is tough to see any perceptible difference, at least in what I do (productivity apps, my own apps, program coding, etc.) Load time is probably +20% (relatively insignificant) as the emulator "does its thing". I am comparing apples to apples, a new ARM based machine and a new Intel machine, both t=with the consumer level chips (not the pro level). Of note, the apps I use most often are x86 apps, not x64. Might make a difference, might not. I suspect the emulator on Macs (usually Parallels) is likely as good, maybe even better than WoA/Prism because of longevity. For certain, I have customers using Mac/Parallels, and a few using WoA/Prism. My own payroll and accounting is now done using my WoA machine. For me, the different is power use and heat. WoA is less on both fronts. There is talk that Intel has a new chip in the works which will compete on both fronts, but only time will tell. The better news is the silicon is becoming more and more immaterial, since the emulators are getting better, and chip speed makes the emulator overhead barely perceptible for all but gaming. For a recent 5 day trip, I used my WoA machine, to access my Wintel machine (left at home). I did not have to charge the WoA machine once for the relatively limited time I used it each day. The noticeable heat reduction on my lap was appreciated.

I really have mixed feelings about whether or not I should encourage my clients to set up their own online accounts. We may end up with phone calls from clients while they are logged into their online account who do not understand what they are doing.