ModernTax Employment Verification API

Spec sheet

Purpose

Verifies W-2 and 1099 income from IRS Wage & Income transcripts for platforms and lenders.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Intended users

The page identifies HR platforms, background check companies, lenders, and platforms seeking to embed employment verification as intended users.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Security

The site states that ModernTax is SOC 2 compliant, uses 256-bit encryption, and is IRS authorized.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Support

The employment verification page lists [email protected] for support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

1099 coverage

Supports 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, and 1099-K income verification, including non-employee compensation by payer.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Employer detection

Automatically identifies employers from W-2 data using EIN matching and employer-name normalization across tax years.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

History

Provides access to up to 10 years of wage and income records.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Integration

The service provides a REST API and webhook notifications for programmatic requests and result delivery.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

PEO flagging

Detects when a Professional Employer Organization is the W-2 employer of record.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Price basis

ModernTax says its API pricing depends on committed monthly entity volume and is quoted after a short call; the published starting rate is from $39.99 per verified entity.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Structured results

The API returns structured JSON with employer details, income amounts, and filing metadata.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

W-2 details

Returns employer name, wages, and withholdings for current and prior-year W-2s.Read 7 Oct 2026 · moderntax.io

Plans and prices

Every ModernTax Employment Verification API plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

• Employment Verification Software#24 of 286.9