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 ...

SHREVEPORT, La. -- Tax season is here, and while you’re busy gathering receipts and crunching numbers, scammers are working overtime to steal your hard-earned money. According to the IRS, tax fraud ...

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 ...

Filing an income tax return is few people’s idea of fun — but it’s worse when you can’t file the return because somebody using your identity already did. Related Articles Proposition 50 and more: Our ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — As the 2025 tax season looms, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is advising taxpayers to bolster their ...

The IRS will accept certain e-filed returns that claim dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer’s return, a move that benefits filers who claim the earned income and child tax ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Even people getting a refund often procrastinate when doing their federal income tax, and that could be costly. Getting a late start could increase the chances a scammer will ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — The average tax refund is now $3,213. The IRS confirms that it is up from last year by $134. Scammers know the refund totals are up. "Tax refunds are one of the biggest sources of ...

According to the Internal Revenue Service, paperless tax filing is a reality. Now, if they could only get it to work. Many taxpayers are reportedly encountering problems with the new paper-free ...

Tax Season 2022 has arrived. Earlier this week, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) began accepting 2021 tax returns. With the season launched, tax ID thieves will be springing into action by filing ...

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 ...

The Internal Revenue Service said Thursday it would begin accepting electronically filed tax returns that contain dependents who have already been claimed on another taxpayer's return, as long as the ...