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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As if tax season wasn’t bad enough, there are scammers out there trying to commit tax fraud with your personal information.

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Even people getting a refund often procrastinate when doing their federal income tax, and that could be costly. Getting a late start could increase the chances a scammer will ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday it is expanding its voluntary Identity Protection PIN program to taxpayers in Arizona and 19 other states. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that adds a ...

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 ...

Social media scams: The IRS warns taxpayers not to fall victim to taking “bad tax advice” from social media that may lead ...

The recent AT&T data breach has left millions of customers vulnerable, with personal information, including Social Security numbers, now exposed. This breach, confirmed by AT&T, involves data stolen ...

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 ...