Five Steps for Addressing Identity Theft
The third National Tax Security Awareness Week tip from the IRS includes five steps for addressing identity theft.…
IRS Plans W2 Change to Fight Identity Theft
The Internal Revenue Service has proposed modifying how a taxpayer’s Social Security Number is displayed on the Form W-2 in an effort to further head off identity theft.…
Numbers Show Ground Gained Against Identity Theft
The latest statistics clearly show the IRS and the tax industry at large are succeeding against identity thieves and fraudsters.…
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IRS Still Working to Cope with Identity Theft, Service Issues
While the tax season thus far has been described as relatively problem-free, the Internal Revenue Service concedes the agency is still trying to come to grips with identity theft and quality-of-service issues.…
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GAO Cites IRS Shortcomings on Identity Theft
The good news is the GAO found taxpayers calling the IRS received better service during the 2016 filing season. However, the study also determined that during the regular 2016 calendar year, information that could help alert taxpayers they were victims of identity theft was hard to obtain, either from www.irs.gov or through IRS customer service.…
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IRS, Tax Industry Unveil “National Tax Security Awareness Week”
The start of the new income tax filing season is just days away. To make 2017 a safer season, the Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partner organizations have designated Dec. 5-9…
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Online Security Measures Showing Positive Results
Members of the Security Summit say their efforts are being rewarded with a marked improvement in the battle against identity theft and tax fraud. The group – made up of tax industry partners and state tax agencies who work with the Internal Revenue Service – helped the IRS develop new strategies that have borne fruit in 2016.…
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Some Identity Theft Victims Fall Through the Cracks
An audit has found that the Internal Revenue Service has failed to notify taxpayers that they’ve been victims of a certain kind of identity theft. Making matters worse, the IRS isn’t always sending…
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ID Thieves Again Target Preparers, Filing Fraudulent Returns
Tax professionals aren’t surprised when a new identity theft scheme makes the rounds, but fraudsters recently haven’t settled for just targeting taxpayers. When the Internal Revenue Service announced…
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Stolen SSNs Used to Hack IRS E-Filing PIN App
Over 100,000 E-File PINs AccessedThis week, the IRS released a statement regarding an automated attack on the E-Filing PIN application on their website that involved stolen Social Security numbers.…
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