ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — The Internal Revenue Service says, in 2023, scammers stole over $5.5 billion off of tax scams – but there’s a simple way to protect yourself. The IRS encourages ...

Last year was a difficult one for the IRS with respect to security issues, and the agency is determined to improve security during this year's filing. Electronic filing is particularly vulnerable ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identities. Up until now the IRS provided an Identity Protection PIN Opt-In ...

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 Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is warning millions of Americans to be aware of scams and identity theft during the ...

This week marks the 10th annual National Tax Security Awareness Week, to fight back against scam activity.

Now you can protect your income tax information as easily as you can freeze your credit report. It’s a sign of the times that everyone’s financial identity is at risk. The IRS is now expanding its ...

With the holiday shopping season underway and tax season quickly approaching, the IRS is urging taxpayers and tax ...

IRS is warning millions of Americans about rising identity theft and tax scams this Christmas. Holiday shopping plus tax ...

A typographical error on a letter from the IRS has confused some taxpayers. The letter, which will be received by approximately 2.7 million taxpayers, assigned a new ...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), a single-use code ...