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 ...

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 ...

Filing an income tax return is few people’s idea of fun — but it’s worse when you can’t file the return because somebody using your identity already did. Related Articles Letters: Schools must show ...

When someone steals your Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, it can be used to file a fraudulent tax return. However, an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS ...

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 ...

Did you know that tax-related identity theft has surged 45% since 2020? With the holiday shopping rush colliding with the lead-up to tax season, the Internal Revenue Service is warning millions of ...

If you are concerned about identity theft, you might be interested in an IRS program that protects your identity when you file your tax return. The IRS Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) is a six-digit ...

The Internal Revenue Service and its Security Summit partners in the tax prep industry and state tax authorities are encouraging tax professionals Tuesday to inform their clients about Identity ...

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 ...