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 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...
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 25, 2024 | 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 victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jul 20, 2023 | 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 victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....
by Steven Weisman, Esq. | Jan 10, 2023 | 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 victim is still a major problem for the IRS and taxpayers costing us all billions of dollars each year....