by admin | Oct 21, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Yesterday, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a report regarding its investigation into the IRS’ electronic authentication controls. The investigation was prompted by identity thieves using the IRS’ Get Transcript program...
by admin | Nov 7, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Income tax identity theft by which identity thieves file an income tax return using the Social Security number of their victim and get a substantial income tax refund based on a counterfeit W-2 is a huge problem that is only getting worse. It cost the federal...
by admin | Aug 17, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Income tax identity theft is a major problem. It costs the federal government and therefore the legitimate taxpayers an estimated 5 billion dollars per year. The IRS is fully aware of the problem and therefore has just issued final and temporary regulations that...
by admin | Jun 4, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The IRS, which has not been covering itself in glory, as it tries to respond to the multi-billion dollar problem of income tax identity theft recently got something right. In response to a request from New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte, the IRS is changing its...
by admin | Jan 17, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Recently, an Ohio woman, Ghana Johnson was indicted on federal charges related to income tax identity theft in which she is accused of filing 106 phony income tax returns and claiming $476,000 in phony refunds using stolen Social Security numbers and falsified W-2s...
