IRS Accidentally Exposed Tens of Thousands of Social Security Numbers The Internal Revenue Service has reportedly posted the Social Security numbers of tens of thousands of people on the Internet before taking down the information when a whistleblower pointed out the mistake. The Web site Public.Res...
Identity Theft Is A Growing Problem California attorney Mari J. Frank vividly remembers the telephone call she received that turned her life upside down. Thieves gather private information about an individual and create “an evil twin”. Some pose as telemarketers and solicit information b...
Email & Phone Scams Using The IRS Name The Internal Revenue Service warned taxpayers to beware of several current e-mail and telephone scams that use the IRS name as a lure. The goal of the scams is to trick people into revealing personal and financial information, such as Social Security, bank ...
Taxpayer Privacy – Know Your Rights The Internal Revenue Service and the Treasury Department have released final regulations and a revenue procedure requiring tax preparers to obtain consent before they can distribute taxpayer information to third parties, along with a proposal to restrict the...
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