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 ...

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 ...

It’s almost tax season! In this week’s security alert we talk about an IRS Identity Protection PIN and how it can reduce your risk of someone filing a tax return using your identity. What’s an IP PIN?

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), a single-use code ...

Lake Charles, LA (KPLC) - Even people getting a refund often procrastinate when doing their federal income tax, and that could be costly. Getting a late start could increase the chances a scammer will ...

The IRS is expanding to seven additional states its voluntary program for taxpayers who wish to obtain identity protection personal identification numbers (IP PINs) and are not currently victims of ...

An Identity Protection PIN from the IRS can help protect your tax return from potential fraud. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

The Internal Revenue Service announced Monday it is expanding its voluntary Identity Protection PIN program to taxpayers in Arizona and 19 other states. The IP PIN is a six-digit number that adds a ...

Last year was a difficult one for the IRS with respect to security issues, and the agency is determined to improve security during this year's filing. Electronic filing is particularly vulnerable ...

The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) said this week that beginning in 2021 it will allow all taxpayers to apply for an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN), a single-use code ...