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 Internal Revenue Service is expanding its Identity Protection PIN opt-in program nationwide starting in January. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers ...

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 ...

The agency has said thousands of taxpayers have filed inaccurate returns after following misleading social media advice.

The last few years have been difficult ones for the IRS with respect to security issues, and the agency is determined to improve security during this year's filing. Electronic filing is particularly ...