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The service is warning tax professionals to be on the lookout for signs of data theft so they can respond quickly on behalf of their clients.
August 2 -
In this latest installment of “The Frontier,” RKL’s chief cloud officer says there is now so much personal data online that someone could assume your identity and lock you out of it.
May 2 -
No account; unnamed and unregistered; on standby — for jail; and other highlights of recent tax cases.
April 21 -
The Internal Revenue Service and its partners in state tax authorities and the tax preparation industry are teaming up this week on a special campaign to highlight the dangers of tax scams and identity theft at this time of year.
November 29 -
A review found 8,332 individual international 2018 returns filed with potentially erroneous or fraudulent refunds that weren’t identified.
September 27 -
Assessing the delays; myths about preparers;the numbers behind the season;and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.
September 7 -
The service is alerting practitioners about some of the warning signals of taxpayer identity theft.
August 17 -
The Internal Revenue Service is asking tax professionals to help clients who fell prey to identity thieves who have been filing unemployment claims in their names during the pandemic.
August 5 -
The Internal Revenue Service’s Criminal Investigation division is cautioning taxpayers and tax professionals to beware of scams related to the expanded Child Tax Credit in which fraudsters are trying to steal money and personal information.
July 22 -
A federal jury convicted a former Internal Revenue Service IT specialist on fraud charges for stealing a victim’s identity and using it to buy $58,000 worth of plane tickets, hotel rooms and home-remodeling materials.
July 20