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IRS Tackling the Issue of Stolen EINsWhile the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has developed processes to authenticate individuals applying for an Employer Identification Number (EIN), it needs to do…
Identity Theft: IRS Still Has Issues to Resolve Expanded identity theft detection efforts at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) are helping to identify fraudulent tax returns, however, billions of…
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Private Tax Collectors Are Coming. No one wants to owe money, and being chased for taxes is no fun. But if you have to owe taxes, who do you want coming after you, the IRS or private debt collectors?…
TIGTA Finds IRS Weaknesses in Asset Management Controls Over its IT Assets Weaknesses in asset management controls at the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) leave information technology assets vulnerable…
IRS Contractor Employees Owe Millions in Tax Debts A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration points out that the IRS’s own employees and contract employees are required under…
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In what appears to be a significant oversight, the Internal Revenue Service sent a total of $46,378,040 in refunds to "unauthorized" workers at one address in Atlanta, Ga...…
IRS employees are choosing good performance ratings over identifying potentially fraudulent tax identification number applications...…
