by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 5, 2019 | Scam of the day
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a new report about the efforts of the IRS to prevent cybercriminals from accessing taxpayer data and using that data for purposes of income tax identity theft. While TIGTA found that the IRS had...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 2, 2019 | Scam of the day
It was only a few days ago on January 28th that the filing season for federal income taxes began and, once again, we can expect income tax identity thieves to be among the first people filing returns. Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony...
by admin | Sep 17, 2018 | Scam of the day
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victims is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by admin | Jun 14, 2017 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns with counterfeit W-2s using the Social Security number and name of their victims is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by admin | Apr 14, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The April 15th deadline for the filing of federal income taxes has come and gone, but if you have become a victim of income tax identity theft this tax season, your problems have only just begun. Income tax identity theft occurs when an identity thief files an income...
