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.

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 ...

Every year, criminals use stolen Social Security numbers and personal information to file fraudulent tax returns. The good ...

A common tax scam is for the bad guys to get someone's social security number and name and file the tax return on their behalf. Then, they ...

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 has launched a new web page for taxpayers to confidentially report suspected tax fraud, scams, evasion or other ...

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 ...

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 ...

There’s a simple, free way to protect yourself. And it’s just six numbers.