Tax-related ID theft

Payroll rigmaroles; bloggers’ taxes; the most out of seasonal staff; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The new members will serve three-year terms.

A new study from TIGTA finds the number of identity theft cases investigated has dropped drastically.

The cost of lipstick; making meetings effective; virtual warnings; and other highlights from our favorite tax bloggers.

The IRS and its Security Summit partners offer critical steps for keeping client information safe.

In the aftermath of tax season, practitioners need to look ahead to broader concerns.

The committee’s annual report to Congress calls for ongoing funding of security efforts.

The advisory committee covers issues in electronic tax administration, including prevent ID theft.

The service names its annual ‘worst of the worst’ tax scams.

The call may pretend to be from the TAS offices in Houston or Brooklyn.

Tax pros can get transcripts through their e-Services secure mailbox.

The tax prep giant has also added a new security offering.

In its annual report, the advisory committee cites the burdens of tax reform on the service.

The IRS offers tips on what practitioners should do immediately after discovering they’ve been breached.

Tax pros share how they handle concerns about preparer fraud.

Crown capers; with a bullet; using the jailed; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Tax pros remain a major target of sophisticated hackers.

An advisory committee report worries the IRS will focus more on tax reform than on cybersecurity.

PEG nailed; taken for a ride; fifth Canadian fraud conviction; and other highlights of recent tax cases.

Bogus 941s; oh the pain; Full Spectrum of fraud; and other highlights of recent tax cases.