The Security Summit focused on safe surfing habits, fake charities, and IP PINs for the first three days of National Tax Security Awareness Week. On the fourth day of their annual data security outreach campaign, the Summit is reminding tax professionals to perform a security checkup.…
The CARES Act was the first of three major COVID-relief packages that have infused the US economy with stimulus funds provided for items like direct payments, new and expanded tax credits, forgivable business loan programs, and extended unemployment insurance. Identity thieves responded by deploying a host of scams that try to steal those federal dollars from hard-hit Americans, leading to a near-constant stream of alerts from the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission.…
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It’s tax season, and that means you’re as busy as you can be. But it’s also the busy season for crafty criminals: scammers impersonating the IRS, either over the phone, by email or in person. Any of these methods can be used to steal money from people.…
The Internal Revenue Service this week issued a tax tip to help taxpayers with missing or incorrect tax documents.…
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Businesses should be on high alert as thieves try to use their stolen names and data to file fraudulent income tax returns. The warning comes from the Internal Revenue Service, state tax agencies and tax industry partners who make up the Security Summit partnership.…
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Scammers are trying to capitalize on millions of taxpayers anticipating stimulus money by deploying phone- and email-based phishing scams.…
Read more about Tax Industry Warns of Stimulus Payment Scams
The IRS chose the last day of National Tax Security Awareness Week to focus on why it’s important for a tax office to develop an office security plan.…
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Over the past months, we’ve shared a lot of information with you about how best to defend your office from a data breach or some other security incident. But what happens if the unthinkable happens. You know – someone gains access to your personal, professional or client data; someone who stole it. Then what?…
