The Privacy Feature Nobody Knew About Most taxpayers have no idea that their IRS Online Account maintains a complete record of every access event — including logins, system activity, device IDs, and internal IRS access.…
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…
The IRS Just Made It Easier to Report Identity Theft Identity theft during tax season has exploded over the last few years. The IRS has now created a dedicated online hub called Identity Theft Central,…
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…
Important Warnings Every Taxpayer Should Know Each year, the IRS publishes a list of the most common and dangerous tax scams targeting taxpayers during filing season. Known as the “Dirty Dozen,” this list highlights schemes…
What Taxpayers Should Expect During Filing Season Identity theft and refund fraud continue to grow each year, and the IRS is responding with a series of new security safeguards designed to stop criminals before refunds…
Protecting Your Personal Information Starts Before You File When most taxpayers think about identity theft, they imagine hackers breaking into the IRS, stealing Social Security numbers, and filing fraudulent returns. But the biggest weak spot…
Every tax season we trust the Internal Revenue Service with some of the most sensitive information we own—our income, Social Security numbers, bank routing numbers, dependents, addresses, and sometimes even identity documents. So what happens…