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 ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging Iowans to take a simple, important step to prepare for the upcoming tax season. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says people should sign up now for what’s ...

American taxpayers with dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return should sign up for an identity protection program ahead of tax season to avoid refund delays with e-filing ...

SHREVEPORT, La. – A common tax scam is for the bad guys to get someone's social security number and name and file the tax return on their behalf. Then, they intercept the tax refund. Victims don't ...

Ed Landing, a retired state geologist and a victim of identity theft, looks over documents he's put together as he tries to get back his stolen IRS federal tax return refund (Photo by John Carl ...