On 10/23/24, the IRS released Notice IR-2024-278 to encourage all taxpayers to sign up for an IRS IP PIN (identity protection personal identification number) to safeguard their identity and help ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) expanded the Identity Protection PIN Opt-In Program to all taxpayers who can verify their identities. Up until now the IRS provided an Identity Protection PIN Opt-In ...

The Internal Revenue Service is expanding its Identity Protection PIN opt-in program nationwide starting in January. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that is assigned by the IRS to eligible taxpayers ...

When someone steals your Social Security number or Individual Taxpayer Identification Number, it can be used to file a fraudulent tax return. However, an Identity Protection PIN (IP PIN) from the IRS ...

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (WHAT THE TECH?) — The Internal Revenue Service says, in 2023, scammers stole over $5.5 billion off of tax scams – but there’s a simple way to protect yourself. The IRS encourages ...

Filing an income tax return is few people’s idea of fun — but it’s worse when you can’t file the return because somebody using your identity already did. Related Articles Proposition 50 and more: Our ...

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is encouraging taxpayers who plan to file their 2024 tax returns early in 2025 to secure their Identity Protection Personal Identification Number (IP PIN) before ...

Citing ongoing security concerns, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has suspended a service offered via its Web site that allowed taxpayers to retrieve so-called IP Protection PINs (IP PINs), codes ...

(NEXSTAR) – A new tax season is nearly here, and with it an opportunity for identity thieves to take advantage of taxpayers. On Wednesday, Erin M. Collins, the IRS national taxpayer advocate, issued a ...