American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...

In the midst of tax season, with the April 15 deadline quickly approaching, the Internal Revenue Service is warning taxpayers about scammers out to rip you off. Scams tend to spike during tax filing ...

Here’s something you may want to recommend to your clients to avoid scams and identify theft when filing their tax returns: Ahead of the approaching 2025 tax season, the Internal Revenue Service is ...

American taxpayers with dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return should sign up for an identity protection program ahead of tax season to avoid refund delays with e-filing ...

Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud and scams cost ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would begin accepting electronically filed tax returns that contain dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer's return, as long as the ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — A common tax scam is to get someone’s Social Security number, name and file the tax return on their behalf and then intercept the tax refund. Victims don’t find ...

Tax identity protection becomes less like a niche add-on and more like a rational extension of customer and employee care.

Ed Landing, a retired state geologist and a victim of identity theft, looks over documents he's put together as he tries to get back his stolen IRS federal tax return refund (Photo by John Carl ...