Written By Digital Content Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 5, 2023, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued the annual Dirty Dozen List of Tax Scams for 2023 with a reminder for taxpayers, businesses, and tax professionals to watch out for these schemes throughout the year, not just during tax season, to protect against identity theft…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging taxpayers to stay resolute against ongoing scams and schemes by properly securing computers, tablets, and phones since solid cybersecurity protection and scam recognition are vital to reduce the threat of identity theft inside and outside the tax system, according to…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn Just in time for tax season, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – the tax collection agency for the United States of America – has announced the launching of its new Identity Theft Central to improve online access to information about tax-related identity theft and data security protection…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On April 8, 2019, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Security Summit partners announced that results from 2018 show major progress in the battle against tax-related identity theft along with added protection for thousands of taxpayers and billions of dollars, according to a news release from…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) – the nation’s tax collection agency – has kicked off its annual “Dirty Dozen” list of worst tax scams for 2019 by warning taxpayers of the ongoing threat of internet phishing schemes that can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft, according…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn On July 24, 2017, the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration (TIGTA) issued a final audit report entitled “The Internal Revenue Service Continues to Rehire Former Employees with Conduct and Performance Issues” that found over 200 of more than 2,000 former employees rehired by the IRS from January…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn With the deadline for filing taxes nearing – Tuesday, April 18, 2017, because the usual Tax Day of April 15 falls on a weekend – the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering a Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft to help taxpayers combat “tax-related identity theft” that occurs…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) will host Tax Identity Theft Awareness Week from January 30, 2017, to February 3, 2017, with a series of events using webinars and social media to alert consumers and businesses to ways they can minimize their risk of tax identity theft,…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed an indictment charging 61 individuals and entities for their alleged involvement in an Indian call center scam that victimized tens of thousands of people in the United States resulting in the loss of hundreds of millions of dollars, according…
Written By ESR News Blog Editor Thomas Ahearn The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is offering a Taxpayer Guide to Identity Theft so that taxpayers can take additional actions to combat tax-related identity theft that occurs when someone uses a stolen Social Security number (SSN) to file a tax return claiming a fraudulent refund. For more…
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