It's that time of year again, folks. Whether you have yet to file your taxes or you're in the middle of it, it's not too late to make sure you're protected this tax season. With new tax fraud scams on ...

An Identity Protection PIN from the IRS can help protect your tax return from potential fraud. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

The IRS and its Security Summit partners recently kicked off their annual summer campaign. This year's theme, Boost Security Immunity: Fight Against Identity Theft, urges tax pros to step up their ...

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Is your Social Security number and other personal data floating around on the dark web? We've seen a remarkable number of data breaches in 2024, affecting hundreds of millions of people, many of whom ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service has temporarily suspended the Identity Protection PIN tool on its website after security vulnerabilities were discovered in the service, which is intended to help victims ...

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its Identity Protection PIN opt-in program nationwide starting in January. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers ...

An IP PIN is a unique 6 digit sequence that helps the IRS verify a taxpayer’s identity. When you have an IP PIN, it prevents someone else from filing a tax return with your Social Security Number (SSN ...

On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...