Taxpayer Alert: How to Recognize and Avoid Identity Theft Scams(NewsUSA) - Across the nation, identity thieves are usinglegitimate information to scam honest...NewsUSANewsUSA. com
Taxpayer Alert: How to Recognize and Avoid Identity Theft Scams Across the nation, identity thieves are using legitimate information to scam honest taxpayers, and frequently posing as the IRS to do so. The IRS is taking this seriously, and has created the IRS Identity Theft Protection Unit to ...
Taxpayer identification numbers such as your Social Security Number are assigned to you for a lifetime and there is no expiration. However, you can apply for a new one in case of any abuse, harassment, danger, or identity theft. Getting a new SSN does not mean the old one gets canceled;...
If you complete Form W-9, you do not need to send it to the IRS. Instead, submit it to the business that requested it. Use caution when transmitting it: The information on a W-9 is sensitive and should be handled with care by both parties to preventidentity theft. The business will ...
Taxpayer identity theft is soaringLarry Margasack
AP NewsBreak: Taxpayer identity theft is soaringLARRY MARGASAK
Under the bill, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be allowed to withhold information from lenders deemed predatory by the Treasury Department. Taxpayers will also be notified by the IRS if confidential information from tax returns has been used in identity-theft schemes.Rubin...
Identity Theft and Taxpayer First Act ResourcesAnders, Susan B.CPA Journal