by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Oct 6, 2026 | Scam of the day
The Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration recently issued a report showing that the IRS continues to experience extensive delays in sending income tax refunds to victims of income tax identity theft with an average processing time now of 655 days. As the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 24, 2026 | Scam of the day
With the due date for filing you federal income tax return approaching, many people are filing their taxes at this time with almost 94% of individual income tax returns being filed electronically. TurboTax is a popular online tax preparation service and so identity...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | May 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
With last year’s April 15th income tax deadline not even a month behind us, it may seem too early to think about income tax identity theft, but it is important to remember that income tax identity theft, by which identity thieves file phony income tax returns...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 28, 2025 | Scam of the day
Getting information from the IRS can sometimes be a frustrating experience and with the recent cuts in employees of an already understaffed IRS, you can expect the problems to be worse this year. Fortunately, the IRS has a program by which you can set up an Online...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Feb 12, 2025 | Scam of the day
For all of us procrastinating about filing our federal income tax returns it is important to remember that 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...
