In an era where identity theft is increasingly targeting tax professionals, the urgency for comprehensive security measures has never been more pronounced. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS), in collaboration with its Summit partners, is at the forefront of advocating for robust protective strategies within the tax community. Read the full post for the latest on how the IRS and partners are combating this threat.…

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Businesses are a favorite target of identity thieves. Reports often cover the theft of customer financial information, like credit cards, debit cards, and bank accounts.…

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Main Street businesses might consider themselves too small to be the target of a business identity theft scam, but the Security Summit says that identity thieves are more than happy to steal their business information.…

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On Day 4 of the Security Summit-sponsored National Tax Security Awareness Week, the Internal Revenue Service is focusing on business identity theft scams.…

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A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) finds that despite measures by the Internal Revenue Service to flag possibly fraudulent business returns, a significant number of bogus returns are slipping through.…

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