Tax fraud involving identity theft is big business. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) wants to help you understand your risks, and be proactive in preventing others from gaining access to your tax ID and data. An initiative from the Security Summit is encouraging business owners and eligible taxpayers to opt into a security program offered by the…
Category Archives: National Tax Security Awareness
Nov. 29 – Dec. 3, 2021, is National Tax Security Awareness Week
Kicking off a special week, the Internal Revenue Service and the Security Summit partners today warned taxpayers and tax professionals to beware of a dangerous combination of events that can increase their exposure to tax scams or identity theft. The combination of the holiday shopping season, the upcoming tax season, and the pandemic create additional opportunities for…
National Tax Security Awareness Week: Victims of Data Breaches Should Consider These Steps
The number of data breaches was already on a record pace for 2017 before the reported theft of nearly 145 million Americans’ names, addresses and Social Security numbers brought the issue to the forefront. Every day, data thefts large and small put people’s personal and financial information at risk. There are steps that data theft…