Identity Theft & Fraud

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February 22, 2022

IRS offers alternative to facial recognition

A short-term option involves a virtual interview with IRS personnel to authenticate taxpayers’ and practitioners’ identities for online services.

February 17, 2022

Tax pros are subject of ‘spearphishing’ attacks

Bogus emails may impersonate the IRS or tax software providers. Here’s what to watch out for.

December 1, 2021

Keeping client data secure: How’s your cybersecurity immunity?

This article discusses five things tax professionals can do to boost their security immunity.

November 17, 2021

New user verification for IRS online accounts to be required by mid-2022

Tax professionals and taxpayers will have to create an account with a third-party provider, ID.me, which requires uploading an image of a government-issued ID and a selfie, in order to access certain IRS online tools and portals.

June 30, 2021

More ‘Dirty Dozen’: Fake charities, ‘ghost’ preparers, and other ploys

The IRS warns of tax-related scams in a third of four installments.

June 29, 2021

Next batch of ‘Dirty Dozen’ warns of personal info scams

In the second installment of this year’s “Dirty Dozen” list of tax scams, the IRS warns taxpayers to be vigilant for fraudulent schemes in the form of emails, text or social media messages, and phone calls.

April 1, 2021

Unemployment benefit identity theft scam targets unemployed taxpayers

The IRS warned taxpayers that identity thieves are fraudulently claiming state unemployment benefits using stolen taxpayer identities. Here is what taxpayers should do if they receive a Form 1099-G reporting state unemployment benefits they did not receive.

January 29, 2021