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 ...

It's that time of year again, folks. Whether you have yet to file your taxes or you're in the middle of it, it's not too late to make sure you're protected this tax season. With new tax fraud scams on ...

With worries about identity theft on the rise, the IRS is encouraging all taxpayers to consider getting an identity protection PIN (IP PIN) for the upcoming tax filing season. An IP PIN is a six-digit ...

Your refund, your balance, even your tax transcripts are now on your phone. So are the scammers hoping you download the wrong ...

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 ...

An Identity Protection PIN, known as an IP PIN, is a six-digit number that the IRS uses to verify a taxpayer’s identity when a federal tax return is filed. It is available to taxpayers with a valid ...

The Internal Revenue Service asked taxpayers to sign up for extra security measures ahead of the 2025 tax season by obtaining an identity protection personal identification number (IP PIN). “[The] IP ...

Once you have an online IRS account, it takes only a few minutes to create an IP PIN. Charity impersonators, COVID-19 schemes, disaster fraud -- the list of tax scams gets longer every year. A ...

Ed Landing, a retired state geologist and a victim of identity theft, looks over documents he's put together as he tries to get back his stolen IRS federal tax return refund (Photo by John Carl ...