Is your Social Security number and other personal data floating around on the dark web? We've seen a remarkable number of data breaches in 2024, affecting hundreds of millions of people, many of whom ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service is encouraging Iowans to take a simple, important step to prepare for the upcoming tax season. IRS spokesman Christopher Miller says people should sign up now for what’s ...

The IRS can't seem to get its act together. In its effort to combat fraudulently filed tax returns, last year the IRS launched a new tool it claimed would better protect victims of identity theft.

The Internal Revenue Service has issued guidance to taxpayers and tax professionals regarding protections against identity theft. Tax-related identity theft occurs when stolen Social Security numbers ...

Beginning in January 2021, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will be expanding the voluntary Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) program. An IP PIN is a six-digit number assigned to eligible taxpayers ...

Citing ongoing security concerns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended a service offered via its Web site that allowed taxpayers to retrieve so-called IP Protection PINs (IP PINs), codes ...

The IRS introduced the identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN) with the 2014 tax year in the Service’s continuing effort to combat taxpayer identity theft fraud. Since then, CPAs ...

The IRS alerted the public that notices it sent out to identity theft victims in December with the identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) they must use to file their tax returns ...

Citing ongoing security concerns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended a service offered via its Web site that allowed taxpayers to retrieve so-called IP Protection PINs (IP PINs), codes ...