When you receive a Notice 5071C, it means that the IRS has received a federal income tax return filed using your Social Security number (SSN) or individual tax identification number (ITIN). Before the ...

Tax scams target Americans starting in January using personal data from brokers to create fake IRS emails and refund alerts ...

Last year, the Idaho State Tax Commission sent over 3,800 identity verification letters and stopped nearly $2 million in income tax refunds from going to thieves who used stolen identities to file ...

Scams spike during tax season. Learn how to verify an Idaho Tax Commission letter without clicking sketchy links or sharing info.

Question : Since you have been writing about ID-proofing at Social Security, I wanted to share that I got a letter from the Hawaii tax department requiring me to verify my identity before I could ...

The IRS had made huge progress in trying to be transparent about the refund process. But, with every step forward, there are ...