A common tax scam is to file a tax return on someone's behalf and then intercept the tax refund but six numbers can prevent that.

The IRS is encouraging taxpayers to get an identity protection PIN (IP PIN). An IP PIN is a six-digit number that helps prevent thieves from filing federal tax returns in your name. With worries about ...

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 ...

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 ...

With employees from the so-called Department of Government Efficiency poking around in agency systems, faith in data security isn’t what it once was. The tool, an identity protection PIN, can help. By ...

ThioJoe shows how a 6-digit IRS PIN can keep your tax refund secure. Suspect in $20M fraud ring operating in 45 states arrested: Deputies ‘Why are we normalizing $20 lunches?!’ Workers balk at the ...

A common tax scam is for the bad guys to get someone's social security number and name and file the tax return on their behalf. Then, they ...