Articles on fraud prevention
The 2022 National Tax Security Awareness Week
2022 IRS Tax Security Awareness Week We join the IRS, state tax agencies and the tax industry in helping to draw attention to tax security. Make sure you and your clients are actively working to protect financial and tax information. “Taxpayers and tax professionals need to remain vigilant for increasingly sophisticated scams that look…
Read MoreTaxpayers asking “Where’s my refund?”
Identity verification used to fight fraud Some tax refunds held until taxpayer successfully verifies identity As many tax refunds are on hold, taxpayers are scrambling to understand “Where’s my refund?” As the IRS continues to fight identity thieves who attempt to steal taxpayer refunds, in some situations the IRS may require taxpayers to verify their…
Read MoreHelping IRS achieve significant reduction in identity theft tax refund fraud
Security Summit Partnership with IRS overwhelmingly successful The American Coalition for Taxpayer Rights (ACTR) issued a release this week recognizing the overwhelming success of the IRS Security Summit in reducing identity theft tax refund fraud. The IRS Security Summit was formed 5 years ago as a coalition of leading private sector companies in the…
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2019 IRS Tax Security Awareness Week Help fight identity theft Santa Barbara Tax Products Group has partnered with states, the Internal Revenue Service and the tax industry to help increase awareness about steps tax professionals and taxpayers can take to fight identity theft. Get tips you can use The IRS offers the following…
Read MoreHelp fight ID theft and refund fraud
Fight identity theft and tax refund fraud Use the “Security Six” steps for basic protections Santa Barbara Tax Products Group (sbtpg) is joining Security Summit partners including the IRS, state tax agencies, software providers and others in the tax industry, to remind tax professionals to review critical security steps in order to make sure sensitive…
Read MoreProtect client data & your business
Every year tax professionals fall prey to cybercriminals looking to steal taxpayer data in order to file fraudulent returns. Some tax professionals are victims of identity theft and don’t even know it. The tax industry has worked with the IRS and states to help combat identity theft. While progress is being made in the…
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