American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent thieves from filing federal tax returns in your name. With worries about ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...

Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud and scams cost ...

Charity impersonators, COVID-19 schemes, disaster fraud -- the list of tax scams gets longer every year. A remarkable number of massive data breaches over the past few years have put the privacy of ...

Social media scams: The IRS warns taxpayers not to fall victim to taking “bad tax advice” from social media that may lead people to incorrectly file their returns or lie on them. In some cases, social ...

SEATTLE — Some forms of identity theft are relatively easy to deal with, such as stolen credit card numbers. But it’s a nightmare to unravel tax refund theft if an imposter grabs your Social Security ...