The crime itself takes minutes. Someone gets hold of a Social Security number, files a tax return in the victim's name, and redirects the refund to their own account. By the time the actual taxpayer ...

Long delays at the IRS are leaving tax-related identity theft victims waiting without access to their tax refunds, resulting in significant financial stress.

More than half a million Americans are currently waiting for the IRS to resolve their tax identity theft cases — and the agency is taking roughly 20 months to close them, according to a new report ...

Identity theft is when a criminal takes your personal information, such as your Social Security number (SSN), and commits fraud, such as stealing the money in your debit or savings accounts. Identity ...

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Company’s bid to build expo center ahead of Hamvention higher than estimate Update@4:55 p.m.: The IRS begins accepting tax returns today, and while tax identity theft will be an ongoing issue this tax ...

The IRS processed nearly 139 million returns in 2026, but millions of taxpayers still faced refund delays, identity theft backlogs and phone lines they couldn't reach, National ...

"IRS delays in resolving identity theft victim assistance cases are unconscionable," Collins wrote in the report. The IRS did not immediately return a request for comment from CNBC on the report. IRS ...