American taxpayers are now proactive in protecting their tax returns by receiving an IRS Identity Protection PIN from the agency’s improved online system, which prevents fraudulent filings before they ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

You file your tax return, expect a refund, and then nothing happens. In many cases, the delay is not random — it is the result of an automated flag that requires identity verification or corrected ...

The IRS crackdown on what appears to be extensive fraud involving key but obscure tax credits remains ongoing. And taxpayers who receive notices that they need to verify their identity must pay ...

Tax scams rarely stay the same for long. Each filing season brings new tactics designed to trick taxpayers into revealing personal information or claiming refunds they are not entitled to receive. In ...

Tax season no longer begins in April. For scammers, it starts the moment the calendar flips to January. While you're waiting for your W-2 or 1099 to arrive, cybercriminals are already sending out ...