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IRS Launches More Rigorous e-Authentication Process and Get Transcript Online
IRS Launches More Rigorous e-Authentication Process and Get Transcript Online WASHINGTON — With the assistance of top digital experts at U.S. Digital Service and other security authorities, the Internal Revenue Service today launched a more rigorous e-authentication process for taxpayers that will significantly increase protection against identity thieves impersonating…
The IRS Scandal, Day 1128
The Hill, House Panel Votes to Cut IRS Funding: The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a spending bill that would reduce funding for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). The bill would give the IRS $10.9 billion for fiscal 2017, which is $236 million less than the enacted level for…
Former IRS Employee and Three Others Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud
Former IRS Employee and Three Others Sentenced for Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud U.S. Attorney’s Office July 17, 2015 Northern District of Florida (850) 942-8430 PENSACOLA, FL—Four Pensacola residents, including a former IRS tax examiner, have been sentenced to prison for conspiring to file false claims for payment in connection with…
IRS Increases Efforts to Prevent Identity Theft and Fraud
IRS Increases Efforts to Prevent Identity Theft and Fraud Patricia Cohen Thursday, 11 Jun 2015 | 5:41 PM ET The New York Times Reeling from an online attack that allowed criminals to steal personal information and divert tax refunds from tens of thousands of taxpayers, the Internal Revenue Service announced…
IRS to fight fraud and identity theft with help from tax-prep firms
by Mariella Moon | @mariella_moon | June 12th 2015 at 10:37 am The IRS has just revealed a collaboration with various tax-preparation firms and software companies such as Intuit that aims to prevent refund fraud. It will introduce new safeguards to authenticate a person’s identity, including monitoring and flagging repetitive…
IRS Announces Collaboration to Fight Identity Theft Tax-Refund Fraud
by Jason Bramwell on Jun 11 2015 A new collaboration between the IRS and tax-preparation and software companies, payroll and tax financial product processors, and state tax administrators was announced on June 11 in an effort to combat the recent surge in identity theft tax-refund fraud. The agreement includes identifying…
