Government Reports
In this section CFEG provides the visitor with government reports pertaining to the identity theft-based tax refund problem. These government reports define the problem and provide the government with recommendations and solutions on how the IRS can prevent the loss of billions of taxpayer dollars stolen by identity thieves. These reports also provide statistics on the how much the United States Treasury has lost to the identity theft-based tax refund problem.
Efforts Are Resulting in the Improved Identification of Fraudulent Tax Returns
Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration – Efforts Are Resulting in the Improved Identification of Fraudulent Tax Returns Involving Identity Theft The Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration issued a report on April 24, 2015 (TIGTA). TIGTA reported that identity theft continues to be a serious and evolving issue which…
Government Accountability Office: Identity Theft
Additional Actions Could Help IRS Combat the Large, Evolving Threat of Refund Fraud Committee For Efficient Government reports that the latest figures on estimates of the amount of money the IRS paid in fraudulent identity theft refunds is contained in a Government Accountability Office (GAO) report released on September 22,…
National Taxpayer Advocate Delivers Annual Report to Congress; Focuses on Taxpayer Service and Taxpayer Bill of Rights
WASHINGTON — National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her 2014 annual report to Congress, which expresses concern that taxpayers this year are likely to receive the worst levels of taxpayer service since at least 2001 when the IRS implemented its current performance measures. The report recommends that Congress…
National Taxpayer Advocate 2014 Annual Report to Congress
National Taxpayer Advocate Nina E. Olson today released her 2014 annual report to Congress, which expresses concern that taxpayers this year are likely to receive the worst levels of taxpayer service since at least 2001 when the IRS implemented its current performance measures. The National Taxpayer Advocate’s (NTA) Annual Report…
Fighting Fraud: Lessons Learned from the Senate Aging Committee’s Consumer Hotline
From the United States Senate Special Committee on Aging Fraud Hotline. Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chairman Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member Since seniors are often prime targets for fraudsters, the U.S. Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) have made protecting…
United States Senate Special Committee on Aging
Sen. Bill Nelson (D-FL), Chairman Sen. Susan M. Collins (R-ME), Ranking Member BACKGROUND: Since seniors are often prime targets for fraudsters, the U.S. Special Committee on Aging Chairman Bill Nelson (D-FL) and Ranking Member Susan Collins (R-ME) have made protecting older Americans from fraudulent and deceptive practices a top priority…
Government Accountability Office: Identity Theft Report
September 22, 2014 Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report IDENTITY THEFT: Additional Actions Could Help IRS Combat the Large, Evolving Threat of Refund Fraud Read full report
Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration
May 31, 2013 Treasury Inspector General For Tax Administration Report – Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division’s Conference in Anaheim, California – May 31, 2013 Read full report September 26, 2013 Case Processing Delays and Tax Account Errors Increased Hardship for Victims of Identity Theft Read full…
Examples of Identity Theft Schemes – Fiscal Year 2013
The following examples of identity theft schemes are written from public record documents on file in the court records in the judicial district in which the cases were prosecuted. Ohio Man Sentenced in Identity Theft and Tax Refund Scam On September 10, 2013, in Cincinnati, Ohio, Dione Howard was sentenced…
TIGTA: Billions of Dollars in Identity-Theft-Related Tax Refund Fraud Go Undetected
A report from the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration – July 19, 2012 WASHINGTON — The impact of identity theft on tax administration is significantly greater than the amount the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) detects and prevents, according to a new audit report released publicly today by the Treasury…
Update on Tax Refund Fraud and Related Identity Theft
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) is issuing this Advisory to remind financial institutions of previously-published information concerning tax refund fraud and the subsequent reporting of such activity through the filing of Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs).1 Identity theft can be a precursor to tax refund fraud because individual income tax…