by admin | Sep 7, 2016 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The IRS is certainly aware of the serious problems posed by identity theft which costs taxpayers billions of dollars in phony refunds paid to identity thieves filing income tax returns with fake W-2s in order to obtain fraudulent refunds. This makes it more startling...
by admin | Jul 20, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
The National Taxpayer Advocate (NTA) is an internal watchdog for consumers within the IRS. Each year the NTA is required to issue two reports. A few days ago Nina Olson, the National Taxpayer Advocate issued her midyear report and it was not very complimentary in...
by admin | Apr 6, 2015 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Following a joint investigation by the IRS and U.S. Army investigators, nine women from Alabama and one woman from Georgia have pleaded guilty to identity theft involving 7,000 soldiers, many of whom were deployed in Afghanistan. The personal information stolen was...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Aug 16, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
An audit performed by the Inspector General for the Treasury Department has found that the IRS does not consistently perform background checks on contractors with which it does business putting millions of Americans in danger of identity theft. According to the...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Apr 14, 2014 | Scam of the day, Site Related
Tomorrow is April 15th which is the last day for filing your federal income tax return unless you are a procrastinator who has filed an extension. Identity thieves and scammers love income tax season as it provides them with an opportunity for a wide variety of scams...
