RefundtalkThe excitement of anticipating a tax refund can sometimes be tempered by the IRS “Where’s My Refund?” status messages. One such message that taxpayers may encounter is, “To protect you from identity theft, your tax return is currently being reviewed. To help us process your return more quickly, verify your identity and tax information.” In…
Category Archives: Identity Verification
IRS Identity and Tax Return Verification Service
The IRS Identity and Tax Return Verification Service can help you prove that you are who you say you are. The IRS wants you to verify your identity to make you eligible for a tax return. To verify your identity, you can go online or go to your local IRS office. In either case, you…
Before calling the IRS, people should know what info they’ll need to verify their identity
When taxpayers have a question, their first stop should be IRS.gov. The Let Us Help You page is a great way to get answers to tax questions fast. People who call the IRS for additional help will need to have information available to verify their identity. This is part of the agency’s ongoing efforts to keep taxpayer…
What is a Badge of Fraud?
A “badge of fraud” is an indicator used by the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to flag a potentially fraudulent return, transaction, or activity. A better understanding of what triggers IRS interest can help you steer clear of an IRS audit, or worse, an IRS criminal tax investigation. When evaluating for tax fraud, the IRS uses…
Verifying Your Identity with the IRS
IRS Letter 5071C – Potential Identity Theft During Original Processing The IRS is requesting additional information to validate your identity before they will continue to process your tax return. What does it mean if I received a 5071C letter? Thanks to the many moving parts of stimulus packages and new tax laws, scammers have been…
IRS Enhances Security of Online ID Verification Process
The Internal Revenue Service has improved its identity verification and sign-in process to enable more people to securely access and use IRS online tools and applications. Taxpayers using the new mobile-friendly verification procedure can gain entry to existing IRS online services such as the Child Tax Credit Update Portal Online Account Get Transcript Online Get…
We Cannot Provide any Information about your Refund
When you check your tax refund status at IRS.gov or on the IRS2GO app you may get a refund status from the IRS Where’s My Refund? site telling you “We are sorry, we cannot provide any information about your refund.” There may be something wrong with the tax return you filed and the information on…
Steps to Take If Your Identity Is Stolen
A recent study confirmed that over 16 million people were the victims of identity theft in the span of one year in America alone, which resulted in $16.8 billion in stolen money. Identity theft is dangerous to your wallet and to your credit. Identity thieves use your information to take out loans, obtain credit cards, make purchases,…
Significant Delays of Legitimate Tax Refunds
I thought it would be a good idea to discuss an issue that affects many taxpayer returns, namely the IRS processes for identifying and stopping refund fraud. Attempted refund fraud has become a significant problem in our tax system. According to the most recent figures available, in the calendar year (CY) 2016, identity theft (IDT),…
Taxpayer Protection Program (TPP)
The IRS established the Taxpayer Protection Program (TPP) to proactively identify and prevent the processing of identity theft tax returns and assist taxpayers whose identities are used to file such returns. However, as part of the TPP process to identify potential identity theft returns, many legitimate taxpayer returns are also selected. When this happens, it…
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