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 IRS and its Security Summit partners recently kicked off their annual summer campaign. This year's theme, Boost Security Immunity: Fight Against Identity Theft, urges tax pros to step up their ...

Becoming a victim of tax-related identity theft can trigger a long and frustrating nightmare. A criminal using your Social Security number to file a fraudulent return can lock up your legitimate ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging Iowans to take a simple, important step to prepare for the upcoming tax season. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says people should sign up now for what’s ...

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 ...

Tax-related identity theft happens when criminals use your personal information to file a return in your name and claim your refund. Victims are waiting an average of almost 19 months for the IRS to ...

The IRS will accept certain e-filed returns that claim dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return, a move that benefits filers who claim the earned income and child tax ...

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 ...