The IRS reminds us with Tax Tip 2025-47 that Ip PINs are a vital tool to protect taxpayers from scammers trying to steal their personal and financial information, how taxpayers can obtain their IP PIN. IRS identity protection PINs, or IP PINs, are a vital tool to protect taxpayers from fraudsters trying to steal personal […]
The IRS reminds us under Tax Tip 2023-74 that after filing your 2022 US income tax return taxpayers can receive anyone of four (4) different types of IRS Theft ID letters, requiring them to follow a certain set of instructions prior to their tax returns being processed. Scammers sometimes use stolen Social Security numbers to […]
What happens when your CPA gets hacked, and your data is compromised, what the IRS Mandates we must do as professional CPA’s to protect the general public and your data. Contact the IRS and law enforcement, contact the states in which you prepare returns, contact experts and contact clients and other services. The filing season […]
The IRS warns taxpayers to be alert to tax time phone scams where aggressive criminals pose as IRS agents in hopes of stealing money or personal information. Phone scams or “vishing” (voice phishing) continue to pose a major threat. IRS YouTube Videos: Tax Scams – English | Spanish | ASL Dirty Dozen – English | […]
How Identity Theft Can Affect Your Taxes? Tax-related identity theft normally occurs when someone uses your stolen Social Security number to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund. Many people first find out about it when they do their taxes. The IRS is working hard to stop identity theft with a strategy of prevention, […]
WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today issued a warning to taxpayers about bogus phone calls from IRS impersonators demanding payment for a non-existent tax, the “Federal Student Tax.” Even though the tax deadline has come and gone, scammers continue to use varied strategies to trick people, in this case students. In this newest twist, […]
By: Chris Gaetano Published Date: Mar 1, 2016 The IRS data breach last year, in which hackers used a system loophole to steal personal taxpayer information, is worse than initially believed, according to CBS News. A nine-month investigation has found that as many as 724,000 taxpayers had information like names, addresses and Social Security numbers stolen
IRS YouTube Video Tax Scams: English | Spanish | ASL Security Summit Identity Theft Tips Overview: English Be Cautious When Using Wi-Fi: English Update Your Password Regularly: English WASHINGTON — Aggressive and threatening phone calls by criminals impersonating IRS agents remain a major threat to taxpayers, but now the IRS is receiving new reports of […]
IR-2016-45, March 21, 2016 WASHINGTON — As part of the continued crackdown on refund fraud and identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service today released the Top 10 Identity Theft Prosecutions for Fiscal Year 2015. These prosecutions are part of the wide-ranging strategy to combat refund fraud and assist taxpayers through detection, prevention and resolving identity […]
WASHINGTON – The Internal Revenue Service today issued an alert to payroll and human resources professionals to beware of an emerging phishing email scheme that purports to be from company executives and requests personal information on employees. The IRS has learned this scheme – part of the surge in phishing emails seen this year – […]
