A common tax scam is to file a tax return on someone's behalf and then intercept the tax refund but six numbers can prevent that.

American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

It's that time of year again, folks. Whether you have yet to file your taxes or you're in the middle of it, it's not too late to make sure you're protected this tax season. With new tax fraud scams on ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its Security Summit partners are urging taxpayers to enhance their tax return security ...

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent thieves from filing federal tax returns in your name. With worries about ...

Tax identity protection becomes less like a niche add-on and more like a rational extension of customer and employee care.

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...

Tax scams are worse than ever. Getting an IP PIN from the IRS can stop identity thieves from stealing your tax refund. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would begin accepting electronically filed tax returns that contain dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer's return, as long as the ...

Michigan taxpayers are vulnerable to tax fraud and identity theft as the April filing deadline gets closer. Here's what ...

Charity impersonators, COVID-19 schemes, disaster fraud -- the list of tax scams gets longer every year. A remarkable number of massive data breaches over the past few years have put the privacy of ...