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 ...

You file your tax return, expect a refund, and then nothing happens. In many cases, the delay is not random — it is the result of an automated flag that requires identity verification or corrected ...

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.

The Treasury Department and IRS could have a third-party contractor store taxpayers’ biometric data for multiple years to aid investigations, according to internal slides and other documents reviewed ...

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