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 ...

Tax-related identity fraud is a significant threat. In 2023 alone, the IRS flagged a whopping 1.1 million tax returns for potential fraudulent activity, stopping over $105.3 million in illegal returns ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and its Security Summit partners are urging taxpayers to enhance their tax return security ...

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...

MADISON, Wis. (WKOW) -- Wisconsin officials are reminding the public on ways they can protect themselves from identity theft as tax season gets underway. Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and ...