by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 14, 2020 | Scam of the day
A recent report of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had some good news in regard to what it estimated was the amount of income tax identity theft that the IRS had been able to stop prior to paying money to the income tax identity thieves. Unfortunately, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Sep 17, 2019 | Scam of the day
A recent report of the Government Accountability Office (GAO) had some good news in regard to what it estimated was the amount of income tax identity theft that the IRS had been able to stop prior to paying money to the income tax identity thieves. Unfortunately, the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 23, 2019 | Scam of the day
I am always saying that you are only as safe as the companies and agencies with the worst security that hold you personal information. When it comes to sensitive personal information that can be used to make you a victim of identity theft, the IRS is a treasure trove...
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. | Mar 23, 2019 | 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 numbers and names of their victims is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year...
