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 IRS relaunched its Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) program this week and all US taxpayers are encouraged to enroll for added security against identity theft and ...

The Internal Revenue Service has faced challenges in transitioning the system it uses for authenticating the identities of taxpayers and tax professionals to a system more widely used in the federal ...

An IRS notice does not automatically mean an audit or a major tax bill, but reading it carefully and responding before the ...

A trio of Democrats on Capitol Hill think that the IRS requirements for identity verification in the Direct File program “created serious access barriers” to filing taxes using the service. Sens.

This year's programme highlights emerging tax scams, essential security controls and data breach response strategies.

Thousands of taxpayers in metro Detroit and elsewhere are dealing with the ugly fallout from some truly awful tax advice during the past tax season. Tax refunds remain in limbo. IRS letters are piling ...

Get the latest federal technology news delivered to your inbox. The coming IRS direct file pilot, which will allow taxpayers in certain states to file their taxes directly to the government, will ...