For the most recent filing season, the Internal Revenue Service issued 101,407,000 federal income tax refunds totaling $273.548 billion. Just over 80% of those refunds were
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IRS Announces New Steps To Protect Taxpayers From Identity Theft Tax Fraud
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen, leading tax partners and state tax administrators have announced new steps to protect taxpayers from identity theft tax
Read MoreIRS, TIGTA Talk Tech, Identity Theft & Security At Congressional Hearing
Internal Revenue Service (IRS) Commissioner John Koskinen was back on the Hill this week, together with J. Russell George, The Treasury Inspector General for Tax
Read MoreIRS Changes Position On Identity Theft, Will Provide Copies Of Returns To Victims
You have a right to know what thieves are doing with your information. That’s the surprising word out of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) this
Read MoreIRS Issues Statement On Unauthorized Access Of Taxpayer Transcripts
The Internal Revenue Service has issued a statement regarding the unauthorized access of taxpayer information using the “Get Transcript” application. Follows is the statement in
Read MoreIRS Says Identity Thieves Accessed Tax Transcripts For More Than 100,000 Taxpayers
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced today that identity thieves have illegally accessed tax information for more than 100,000 taxpayers with unsuccessful attempts made on
Read MoreFix The Tax Code Friday: Delaying Tax Refunds To Stop Fraud
Tax fraud was in the news a lot this tax season. Many taxpayers kept asking why the bad guys were able to steal so much
Read MoreFamous Tax Cheats: Rashia Wilson, The ‘Queen Of Tax Fraud’
“I’m a regular human being that’s been struggling all their life and made a mistake. Everybody deserves a second chance.” That’s what Rashia Wilson of
Read MoreTaxes From A To Z (2015): S Is For Scams
It’s my annual “Taxes from A to Z” series! Next up: S Is For Scams There have always been folks willing to take advantage of
Read MoreBogus Email Making Rounds Asking For IRS Identification Verification
With a month to go before Tax Day, about 2 of every 3 taxpayers have yet to file their federal income tax returns. That means
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