The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identities. Up until now the IRS provided an Identity Protection PIN Opt-In ...

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 ...

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 ...

The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers to help safeguard their Social Security number from being used on fraudulent federal income tax returns. An IP PIN ...

MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) --- As the United States' tax season approaches, the scammers creep in. The Wisconsin Better Business Bureau says con artists use the Social Security numbers of unsuspecting ...

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 will accept certain e-filed returns that claim dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return, a move that benefits filers who claim the earned income and child tax ...

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 ...

(NEXSTAR) – A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers.