It's that time of year again, folks. Whether you have yet to file your taxes or you're in the middle of it, it's not too late to make sure you're protected this tax season. With new tax fraud scams on ...

Tax scams are worse than ever. Getting an IP PIN from the IRS can stop identity thieves from stealing your tax refund. Peter is a writer and editor for the CNET How-To team. He has been covering ...

The IRS and its Security Summit partners recently kicked off their annual summer campaign. This year's theme, Boost Security Immunity: Fight Against Identity Theft, urges tax pros to step up their ...

Secure your personal information by using an IRS-issued ID PIN to lock it down. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Protecting your ...

When someone steals your Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, it can be used to file a fraudulent tax return. However, an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS ...

The IRS has an effective tool for preventing identity theft, and it’s now available to all taxpayers: a six-digit PIN that prevents scammers from filing a fraudulent tax return using your Social ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — The Internal Revenue Service says, in 2023, scammers stole over $5.5 billion off of tax scams – but there’s a simple way to protect yourself. The IRS encourages ...

Filing an income tax return is few people’s idea of fun — but it’s worse when you can’t file the return because somebody using your identity already did. Related Articles Letters: Schools must show ...

If a tax return is filed on paper with your SSN but an incorrect or missing IP PIN, the IRS will delay processing the return - including any refund due - while they determine the validity of the ...

The new system will enable taxpayers to access KRA services easily without the need to visit its offices, especially during ...

ROBBINS, Ill. (WLS) -- What if your property tax bill doubled overnight? The I-Team is investigating what officials call "PIN Slamming." A family in south suburban Robbins was shocked when they saw ...